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Personal info

Full name
MATEJA, Edward Anthony
Date of birth
19 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Elmwood Park, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36747828
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 November 1944
Place of death
Near Halloville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 29 17

Immediate family

Members
Anthony Mateja (father)
Anna Mateja (mother)
Virginia Mateja (sister)

More information

Pfc Edward A. Mateja was a student before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
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