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DEMSKE, Edward Joseph - Date of
birth
14 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42145650 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 January 1945 - Place of
death
Oubourcy, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 16 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edmund M. Demske (father)
Dorothy I. (Wagner) Demske (mother)
Dorothy Demske (sister)
More information
Pvt Edward J. Demske graduated from McKinley Vocational High School and was employed at the General Ice Cream Company.He enlisted at Fort Dix, New York on 21 June 1944.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his chest and thigh.
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 Cards, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Andy, Buffalo Courier Express - 4 February 1945