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EWING, Virgil Lyle - Date of
birth
10 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Viola, Richland County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Ontario, Vernon County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36972886 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Reisdorf, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | 83 |
Immediate family
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Members
Omer V. Ewing (father)
Bernice C. (Starkey) Ewing (mother)
Vesta L. Ewing (sister)
Mike Ewing (brother)
Violet P. Ewing (sister)
Ariel C. Ewing (sister)
Myron E. Ewing (brother)
Ava M. Ewing (sister)
Eileen M. Ewing (sister)
Clinton C. Ewing (brother)
Clyde L. Ewing (brother)
Linden E. Ewing (brother)
George Ewing (brother)
Charles N. Ewing (brother)
Beverly Ewing (sister)
More information
Pfc Virgil L. Ewing enlisted on 25 April 1944 and trained at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Camp Maxey, Texas before he went overseas on 5 December 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen – Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Ewing Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - RAE
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / RAE, www.ancestry.com - Lrolson