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CHERRY, Edward Gray Jr - Date of
birth
16 December 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
North Carolina -
Hometown
Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34670909 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
Suchteln, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward G. Cherry (father)
Annie M. (Sutton) Cherry (mother)
William S. Cherry (brother)
Alice Cherry (sister)
More information
Sgt Edward G. Cherry, Jr. attended the Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina located in Charleston as a member of the class of 1946.He was reported seriously wounded in action in Rheindhauser-Duisburg, Germany on 13 March 1945 and died in the 100th Evacuation Hospital two days later.
Sgt Cherry was initially buried in a temporary grave at Margraten on 17 March 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 3 January 1949.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign, US Census 1940, The Citadel MemorialSoil, Http://thecitadelmemorialeurope.wordpress.com, IDPF, Company Morning Report
Photo source: www.citadel.edu, Roger Long