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LEVY, Edwin Lester - Date of
birth
13 March 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Emlenton, Venango/Clarion County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33700910 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Rocherath, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 16 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clair E. Levy (father)
Abigail V. (Gerwick) Levy (mother)
Eleanor Levy (sister)
Donald W. Levy (brother)
Eugene C. Levy (brother)
Esther J. Levy (sister)
More information
Pvt Edwin L. Levy enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 26 August 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
He is remembered at the Allegheny Church Cemetery, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Grolemund Family Tree, http://usmilitariaforum.com, www.findagrave.com - Paul E. Kifer, The Butler Eagle - 24 July 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Susan Pearce Page