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Personal info

Full name
YESSIAN, Edward
Date of birth
2 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Fresno, Fresno County, California
Hometown
Fresno County, California

Military service

Service number
39418513
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
Armorer
Unit
A Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
Just north of Wiesenbach Road
High ground SE of St.Vith, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 3 14

Immediate family

Members
Aristkis Yessian (father)
Lucy Yessian (mother)
Rosanna Yessian (sister)
Leon Yessian (brother)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Jac Engels