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Personal info

Full name
ROBERTS, Edward Stanley
Date of birth
25 June 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33830473
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sivry, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 16 49

Immediate family

Members
Edward S. Roberts (father)
Clara T. Roberts (mother)
Harlowe C. Roberts (brother)
Mary M. Roberts (sister)
Elwood T. Roberts (brother)
Catherine M. Roberts (sister)
Collmar C. Roberts (brother)

More information

Pvt Edward S. Roberts was a butcher before he enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 30 July 1943.

He was reported missing in action on 5 October 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
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