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Personal info

Full name
ION, Edwin Frederick
Date of birth
4 February 1909
Age
36
Place of birth
Carieville Sask, Canada
Hometown
Dexter, Lane County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
39473034
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 February 1945
Place of death
Sauer River crossing, North of Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 3 44

Immediate family

Members
Edwin B. Ion (father)
Elizabeth B. (Darkin) Ion (mother)
Herbert L. Ion (brother)
Lillian M. Ion (sister)
William A. Ion (brother)
Betty Culver (half sister)
Joan G. (Reed) Ion (wife)

More information

Pvt Edwin F. Ion enlisted at Fort Lewis, Washington on 29 March 1944.
He attended 1 year of high school and worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Border Crossing Canada to U.S. / A.Young Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findgarave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery