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Personal info

Full name
FROEHLICH, Edward J
Date of birth
10 January 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32196330
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Scheidgen, Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
I 12 3

Immediate family

Members
Frank Froehlich (father)
Pauline Froehlich (mother)

More information

Pvt Edward J. Froehlich was a sailor before he enlistedat Camp Upton, New York, on 28 January 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten