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BARR, Clarence Edwin "Eddy" - Date of
birth
3 February 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42146629 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Biesdorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ferdinand C. Barr (father)
Adaline E. (McAvoy) Barr (mother)
Eleanor M. Barr (sister)
Helen M. (Waters) Barr (wife)
Edwin Barr (son)
Robert Barr (son)
More information
Pfc Clarence E. Barr graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and was a shipping clerk employed by Procter & Gamble Co. before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 28 June 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments at his head.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Mullingen Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem / Jeff Hall