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Personal info

Full name
HERON, Edward David
Date of birth
8 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Oakland, Alameda County, California
Hometown
Rochelle, Ogle County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
16174458
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Truck Driver Light
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 January 1945
Place of death
Vesqueville, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 16 37

Immediate family

Members
Howard A. Heron (father)
Ruth E. (Lippert) Heron (mother)
Charles L. Heron (brother)
Elinor Heron (sister)
John Heron (brother)

More information

Pfc Edward D. Heron attended the Rochelle High School for four years before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 7 December 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Ms. Elinor Wilson, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / DeGarmo Gilb Tree / 1940 Census, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Rochelle Illinois