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KRIPAITIS, Edward D - Date of
birth
20 April 1920 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31169179 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 February 1945 - Place of
death
Echternacherbrück, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 14 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles S. Kripaitis (father)
Amelia N. (Blinstrubas) Kripaitis (mother)
Anna Kripaitis (sister)
Helen Kripaitis (sister)
Amelia M. (Zdanis) Kripaitis (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Edward D. Kripaitis enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 19 August 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Youg Men 1940-1947
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - rwaytkus21