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SCHEIBELEIN, Edward Melvin - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
unknown -
Hometown
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1061850 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 October 1944 - Place of
death
Wylerbaan, Vossendaal, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles J. Scheibelein (father)
Dorotyy Scheibelein (mother)
Lillian M. (Amplo) Scheibelein (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Edward M. Scheibelein enlisted in New York City, New York on 22 February 1943.He was killed during a patrol.
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands on 26 October 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, WWII Memorial, Fold3, Market Garden, www.ancestry.com Jewish Servicemen Card, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment / Hansen Family Tree
Photo source: FOHF, Market Garden