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name
BLACK, Edward H - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31083160 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
903rd Field Artillery Battalion,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Henry L. Black (father)
Mary M. Black (mother)
Helen R. (Woollen) Black (sister)
Henry L. Black Jr. (brother)
More information
Sgt Edward H. Black enlisted in Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 28 August 1942.Sgt Edward H. Black first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block D-4, Row 7, Grave 127.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library / The Charlotte Observer