Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
POLSFUSS, Edward Harold - Date of
birth
16 April 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Princeton, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37592279 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Mertzwiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 24 | 36 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Otto C. F. Polsfuss (father)
Mary M. (Meekes) Polsfuss (mother)
Arthur E. Polsfuss (brother)
Esther M. Polsfuss (sister)
Laura E. Polsfuss (sister)
Stella E. Polsfuss (sister)
Frieda E. Polsfuss (sister)
Mary Polsfuss (sister)
Iona M. (Balfanz) Polsfuss (wife)
Nancy L. Polsfuss (daughter)
Michael A. Polsfuss (son)
More information
Pvt Edward H. Polsfuss worked on a farm before he enlisted in Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 1 March 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Minnesota Birth Index / Kathleen Hammill Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: -