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Personal info

Full name
LIGHT, Edward Daniel
Date of birth
2 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Roanoke County, Virginia
Hometown
Cave Springs, Roanoake County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33532708
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 March 1945
Place of death
Koblenz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 7 41

Immediate family

Members
Charles W. Light (father)
Jennie Light (mother)
Claud Light (brother)
Ezra Light (brother)
Irene Light (sister)
Horace Light (brother)
Rachel Light (sister)
Edith Light (sister)
Christine Light (sister)
Viriginia C. Light (wife)

More information

Pfc Edward D. Light attended high school for one year and was a smith and sheet metal worker before he enlisted in Roanoake, Virginia on 16 February 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.newspapers.com - The Times Dispatch Virginia 12 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Roanoke Times - 3 April 1945