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Personal info

Full name
O'TOOLE, Edward Lawrence
Date of birth
16 March 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Hometown
California

Military service

Service number
39116433
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 November 1944
Place of death
Suggerath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.

Immediate family

Members
Coleman O'Toole (father)
Bridget (Coyne) O'Toole (mother)
Barbara J. O'Toole (sister)
Thomas F. O'Toole (brother)
Mary C. O'Toole (sister)
John J. O'Toole (brother)
Michael H. O'Toole (brother)
Catherine B. O'Toole (sister)

More information

Pfc Edward L. O'Toole graduated from Commerce High School in San Francisco, California in 1940.

He enlisted in the Army on 7 December 1942 in San Francisco, California and was sent overseas on 20 September 1944.

Pfc O'Toole's remains were found in 2010 and identified in 2011. He was laid to rest on 15 July 2011 at the Golden Gate National Cemetery near San Bruno, California.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com

Photo source: www.fold3.com, Peter Schouteten