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WODESHICK, Edward Eugene - Date of
birth
23 December 1923 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13116859 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
22 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 10 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Martin Wodeshick (father)
Viola (Ruminski) Wodeshick (mother)
Martin Wodeshick (brother)
Eugene Wodeshick (brother)
Joan Wodeshick (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Edward E. Wodeshick graduated from Ward P. Davenport High School in 1941 and was a chauffeur employed by the Coca Cola Company before he enlisted.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 13 October 1942.
In September and November 1944 he was wounded by artillery shell fragment in his shoulder.
On 13 December, he was reported lightly wounded by artillery shell fragments, and evacuated to the 35th Evacuation Hospital at that time in the vicinity of St. Avold, France.
On 17 December he was appointed Staff Sergeant in the assembly area in Rohrbach-lès-Bitche, France.
He died of his wounds on 22 December 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Soilsister, www.ancestry.com - Ellen Wodeshick, Ward P. Davenport High School- 1941