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Personal info

Full name
PICKETT, Edward Henry
Date of birth
1 May 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
New Baden, Clinton County, Illinois
Hometown
Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36079278
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bavigne, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 3 32

Immediate family

Members
Gus Pickett (father)
Tillie (Ebert) Pickett (mother)

More information

Pfc Edward H. Pickett was employed at the Roesch Enamel Works.

He enlisted in November 1941 and was sent overseas in May 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com – The St. Louis Star and Times 30 January 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Bellville News-Democrat - 30 January 1945