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EDWARDS, William H - Date of
birth
27 May 1910 -
Age
34 -
Place of birth
Hotton, Marathon County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37590984 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
6 March 1945 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 30 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
John L. Edwards (father)
Minnie M. (Wedeking) Edwards (mother)
Irene M. Edwards (sister)
Ethel Edwards (sister)
Grace Edwards (sister)
Ruby (McQuigg) Edwards (wife)
James Edwards (son)
Sherley Edwards (daughter)
More information
Pfc William H. Edwards was a meat smoker.He enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 25 February 1944 and left for overseas in January 1945.
Pfc Edwards was seriously wounded on 19 February 1945 and died from his wounds on 6 March 1945 in a hospital in France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Family Trees, www.newspapers.com - Argus-Leader
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / William Edwards, www.newspapers.com - Argus-Leader