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Personal info

Full name
WUNDERLICH, Edward Lee
Date of birth
23 August 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Nehawka, Cass County, Nebraska
Hometown
Nehawka, Cass County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
O-538232
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
Near Linnich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 6 19

Immediate family

Members
Walter J. Wunderlich (father)
Gladys L. (West) Wunderlich (mother)
Robert W. Wunderlich (brother)

More information

Edward Wunderlich attended the University of Nebraska.

He was commissioned on 7 December 1943 at Fort Benning.

His brother, Lt Robert Wunderlich, also served in Europe.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees , www.newspapers.com - The Lincoln Star

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - University of Nebraska Yearbook 1943