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Personal info

Full name
BILLY, Edward Clarence
Date of birth
14 May 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Irwin, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13186121
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
54th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 November 1944
Place of death
Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 8 59

Immediate family

Members
Michael J. Billy Sr. (father)
Anna M. Billy (mother)
Michael J. Billy Jr. (brother)
Robert Billy (brother)

More information

Pfc Edward C. Billy attended post-graduate education before he joined the Regular Army at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 20 February 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.armydivs.com/10th-armored-division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Howard Liddic