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TIMMERMAN, Edison C - Date of
birth
17 November 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Cairo, Greene County, New York -
Hometown
Cairo, Greene County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32447893 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of (Bad) Honnef, Rhine river area, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 5 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Sydney H. Timmerman (father)
Emma L. (Freleigh) Timmerman (mother)
Ferdina M. Timmerman (sister)
Leroy A. Timmerman (brother)
Irene E. Timmerman (sister)
Lucille I. Timmerman (sister)
Donald F. Timmerman (brother)
Sydney H. Jr Timmerman (brother)
Cornelia (Cain) Timmerman (wife)
Linda C. Timmerman (daughter)
More information
Pvt Edison C. Timmerman enlisted in Albany, New York on 10 August 1942.Cairo soldier reported killed while in action.
Pvt Edison C Timmerman, 28 years old, Meets Death in Germany.
Mrs. Edison C Timmerman of Cairo has been officially notified by the War Department of the death of her husband who was killed in action in Germany on 13 March 1945. He had been previously reported as missing on that date.
Pvt Timmerman entered the Service in August, 1942, and went overseas on 15 February 1945, a member of the 311th Infantry. He was 28 years of age and is survived by his wife, the former Cornelia Cain of East Durham; a daughter, Linda Carol, aged 2; his mother, Mrs Sidney H Timmerman, of Cairo; three sisters: Pfc Lucille Timmerman, M.C. W. R., Parris Island, S. C; Mrs. E. J. Meddaugh of Bellaire, L. I., and Mrs Richard Wendelken of Cairo; three brothers: Sidney H Timmerman, Jr., A. C. M. M., U.S. Navy, on duty in the Hawaiian Islands; and Postmaster Roy Timmerman and Donald Timmerman of Cairo.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Brumbach Family Tree / U.S., Social Security Death Index, Obituary, Greene County Examiner-Recorder, Catskill, N. Y., 3 May 1945, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/ - The story of the 310th Infantry regiment, 78th Infantry Division in the war against Germany, 1942-1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Gene Houghtaling