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DOBSON, Ed Eugene - Date of
birth
28 August 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Spring Creek Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33295887 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 January 1945 - Place of
death
Maspelt, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 11 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George J. Dobson (father)
Florence A. (Brumagin) Dobson (mother)
Raymond B. Dobson (brother)
Ruth M. Dobson (sister)
More information
Pfc Ed E. Dobson was a lumberman before he enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 31 August 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen - Company's / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / 1930 Census / Peters Williams Family Tree, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - nepper, www.ancestry.com - Rose Chase