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Personal info

Full name
VRBA, Edward
Date of birth
10 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
32960011
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 10 30

Immediate family

Members
John Vrba (father)
Barbara (Sedlak) Vrba (mother)
Frank Vrba (brother)
Bertha Vrba (sister)
Joseph Vrba (brother)
William Vrba (brother)
Francis Vrba (sister)
George Vrba (brother)
Gerald Vrba (brother)

More information

Pfc Edward Vrba enlisted in New York City, New York on 24 May 1943.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos