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Personal info

Full name
CRAVEN, Edward J
Date of birth
April 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
Brookfield, Isabella County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36151192
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Louvigny-Vigny, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 15 15

Immediate family

Members
Robert B. Craven (father)
Elnora E. Craven (mother)
Francis E. Craven (brother)
Ruthie D. Craven (sister)
Rossela Craven (sister)
Wilbert E. Craven (brother)
Dora L. Craven (sister)
Merle M. Craven (sister)
Ralph Craven (brother)
Howard Craven (brother)
Lyle F. Craven (brother)

More information

Pvt Edward J. Craven enlisted in the Regular Army in Saginaw, Michigan on 13 February 1941.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Brookway Family Tree
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