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Personal info

Full name
HYATT, Edward Kenneth Jr
Date of birth
29 October 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Saint Louis, Saint Louis City, Missouri
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
O1288232
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 December 1944
Place of death
West of Lauterbourg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 9 8

Immediate family

Members
Edward K. Hyatt (father)
Dorothea L. (Scudder) Hyatt (mother)
Marie C. Hyatt (sister)
Margaret L. (Tong) Hyatt (wife)

More information

1st Lt Edward K. Hyatt attended college for one year and was employed at the General Tire and Rubber Company before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 4 December 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 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 / Dana Hyatt Wade Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
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