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REIBER, Edwin Tophield - Date of
birth
14 April 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Adams County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37750736 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
21 September 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bremerhaven, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 20 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Tophield Reiber (father)
Amelia (Thaut) Reiber (mother)
Erma J. Reiber (sister)
Irving G. Reiber (brother)
Alexander Reiber (brother)
Anna M. Reiber (sister)
More information
Pfc Edwin T. Reiber graduated from Hastings High School and worked for the Hastings Casket Co.He enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 23 August 1944. He was sent overseas in Janaury 1945 and joined his unit from a replacement depot on 1 March 1945 and was promoted to Private First Class on 13 April 1945.
Pfc Reiber drowned.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, DeAnn Gaull