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SAMUELSON, Edwin Miller - Date of
birth
1 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California -
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1061533 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Petit-Réderching, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 32 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
Tage E. Samuelson (father)
Ida E. (Miller) Samuelson (mother)
Katherine V. Samuelson (sister)
More information
2nd Lt Edwin M. Samuelson attended the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) for one year before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 6 February 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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 / Swede Harlis Tree, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam, University of California at Los Angeles 1943