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JENNINGS, Edgar Guest - Date of
birth
7 February 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Cressona, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Cressona, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33620578 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Radio Technician -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Nancy, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 54 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harry C. Jennings (father)
Gertrude M. (Fenstermacher) Jennings (mother)
Lester L. Jennings (brother)
Mary G. Jennings (sister)
More information
Sgt Edgar G. Jennings attended Cressona High School for four years before he enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 20 March 1943. He was sent overseas in May 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Name, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, 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, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Union48, www.newspapers.com – Pottsville Republican 10 August 1944
Photo source: -, www.newspapers.com - The Call (Schuylkill Haven) www.findagrave.com – Joel Frampton Gilfert