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Personal info

Full name
DE FORD, Edward Enoch Jr
Date of birth
21 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Clinton County, Indiana
Hometown
Marion County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35098530
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 December 1944
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 3 20

Immediate family

Members
Edward E. De Ford (father)
Nora B. (Phillips) De Ford (mother)
Bernice A. De Ford (sister)
Murray J. De Ford (brother)
Billy J. De Ford (brother)
Gladys M. De Ford (sister)
Hazel M. De Ford (sister)
Thelma De Ford (sister)

More information

Pvt Edward E. De Ford enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 20 March 1943 and was employed by the Leader store.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Reif Total Tree / 1930 Census, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr, www.newspapers.com - The Indianapolis Star

Photo source: -, www.newspapers.com - The Indianapolis Star