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Personal info

Full name
UNDERHILL, Edward Franklin
Date of birth
26 March 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Petersburg, Virginia
Hometown
Petersburg, Virginia

Military service

Service number
20361633
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 September 1944
Place of death
Northeast of Nancy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 17 102

Immediate family

Members
Harry Y. Underhill (father)
Mary A. (Procise) Underhill (mother)
Doris T. Underhill (sister)
James H. Underhill (brother)
Bernice L. (Fable) Underhill (wife)

More information

Pfc Edward F. Underhill was employed at the American Hardware Company before he joined the National Guard in Hopewell, Virginia on 3 February 1941.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his loin.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, 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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Eric Ackerman
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Raymond Underhill