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Personal info

Full name
ALEXANDER, Edward William
Date of birth
28 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri
Hometown
Marshall, Garfield County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38590409
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
5 miles north of Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 35 47

Immediate family

Members
Alonzo N. Alexander (father)
Otella (Bluhme) Alexander (mother)
Clara Alexander (sister)
Elva Alexander (sister)
Stella R. Alexander (sister)
Claude A. Alexander (brother)
Bessie Alexander (sister)
Homer Alexander (brother)
Della Alexander (sister)
Roy J. Alexander (brother)
Pauline L. Alexander (sister)

More information

Pvt Edward W. Alexander worked on a farm before he enlisted in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 8 October 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / Edward W. Alexander space Family Tree, Book: The Last Drop, 24-25 March 1945 by Stephen L. Wright, 17th Airborne Division Historical Report of Operation Varsity

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com