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MITCHELL, Edward Arthur Jr - Date of
birth
15 May 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California -
Hometown
Lake County, Illinois -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1184414 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Battery,
377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 9 | 72 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edward A. Mitchell (father)
Mabelle M. (Bowman) Mitchell (mother)
June E. Mitchell (sister)
More information
1st Lt Edward A. Mitchell Jr. worked at the Underwriter Laboratories before he joined the Regular Army in Chicago, Illinois on 15 September 1942.He was a veteran of the D-Day landing in Normandy and the Operation Market-Garden in the Netherlands.
He was killed in action by artillery fire.
Lt Mitchell was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - The McHenry Plaindealer, WWII Draft Registration Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery