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Personal info

Full name
FRANCIS, Edward Russell
Date of birth
3 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33606668
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 33 49

Immediate family

Members
Louis Francis (father)
Grace Francis (mother)
Alex Francis (brother)
Louis J. Francis (brother)
Ruth Francis (sister)
Naoma Francis (sister)
Audrey Francis (sister)

More information

T/5 Edward R. Francis attended Davenport High School.

He enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 10 June 1943.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Jac Engels, Davenport High School