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EASTERBROOK, Earl Edward - Date of
birth
12 September 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34235501 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
307th Airborne Engineer Battalion,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 October 1944 - Place of
death
Derde Baan, Groesbeek, Holland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 10 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry R. Easterbrook (father)
Lenora Easterbrook (mother)
Dorothy Easterbrook (sister)
Lois (Bounds) Easterbrook (wife)
Earl E. Easterbrook Jr. (son)
More information
Pvt Earl E. Easterbrook attended Menard Memorial High School with the class of 1927 and worked as an electrician before he enlisted at Fort Lauderdale, Florida on 13 March 1942.He participated in the invasions of Sicily, Italy, Normandy and the Netherlands.
His parents received word that Pvt Easterbrook was found by Canadian patrols in "No-Man's Land." His identity tags had been removed but his pay record was found in one of his pockets. He was brought back to the Canadian battalion headquarters and they buried him beside a hedge a few hundred yards back of the front line and they marked his grave by a wooden cross. There was no chaplain available and the burial was conducted by Lt J.A. Davidson, officer of the R.C.C.S., Canadian Army, followed by a short service according Protestant lines.
Pvt Easterbrook was killed during a minelaying party.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten,Terry Hirsch, www.307th.org, www.newspapers.com - The Town Talk, www.bevrijdingsmuseum.nl, The Town Talk of 6 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.307th.org