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Personal info

Full name
ERICKSON, Edward Paul Jr
Date of birth
16 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio
Hometown
Mineral Ridge, Trumbull County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35841702
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Griesbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 12 21

Immediate family

Members
Edward P. Erickson (father)
Emma A. (Rose) Erickson (mother)
Gerald R. Erickson (brother)
Doletta E. Erickson (sister)
Charles H. Erickson (brother)
Helen B. (Shook) Erickson (wife)
Judith K. Erickson (daughter)
James E. Erickson (son)

More information

Pvt Edward P. Erickson was married to Helen Shook in 1938.

He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 6 June 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930/1940 Census / West Virginia, Marriages Index, 143rd-October-1944-to-end.pdf / https://36-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - stevelovethatkaraoke / www.wwiimemorial.com - Judith K. Kidder (daughter)