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Personal info

Full name
SCHERZ, Edwin Christian
Date of birth
28 March 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Eldridge, Scott County, Iowa
Hometown
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37694604
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Setterich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 15 6

Immediate family

Members
Werner W. Scherz (father)
Elfrieda M. (Schneckloth) Scherz (mother)
Louis Scherz (brother)
Helen A. Scherz (sister)
Raymond E. Scherz (brother)
Ethel J. Scherz (sister)
Dorothy L. Scherz (sister)
Ida M. Scherz (sister)
Rosemary A. Scherz (sister)
Walter A. Scherz (brother)
Opal E. (Lathrop) scherz (wife)
Charles P. Scherz (son)
Shirley J. Scherz (daughter)

More information

Pvt Edwin C. Scherz enlisted on 5 April 1944 at Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa.

He joined his unit from Replacement Depot on 25 October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Charles P. Scherz, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / The Dantos Family Tree / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, http://iagenweb.org/ - Roll of Honor - Scott Co, www.findagrave.com - Raymie

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet