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TRUETT, Edgar Joseph - Date of
birth
28 February 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13023770 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 8 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles W. Truett (father)
Mary E. (Shatzer) Truett (mother)
Catherine W. Truett (sister)
Charles W. Truett (brother)
Mary A. Truett (sister)
Mildred E. Truett (sister)
Lloyd E. Truett (brother)
Donald E. Truett (brother)
Geo A. Truett (brother)
Judith E. Truett (sister)
More information
Pvt Edgar J. Truett enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 10 June 1943.He attended high school for 1 year and worked in laundering, cleaning, dyeing, and pressing apparel and other articles before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery 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 / Hovermale Family Tree / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Public Opinion 5 February 1945