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Personal info

Full name
COPEN, Edgar L
Date of birth
9 April 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Barberton, Richland County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35275271
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
17th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
1 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 1 21

Immediate family

Members
Rodney L. Copen (father)
Jennie M. (Miller) Copen (mother)
Ellen J. Copen (sister)
John W. Copen (brother)

More information

Pfc Edgar L. Copen went overseas in May 1944. He was accidentally killed while unloading guns on the German front on Easter Sunday. He was killed when a gun discharged as it was slung over the shoulder of one of the men. He was struck in the chest and died the same day.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Ralph Peeters, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov,www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal