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EDWARDS, Jesse Lee - Date of
birth
24 August 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Greensboro City, North Carolina -
Hometown
Marietta, Robeson County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34466317 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 January 1945 - Place of
death
Serrig, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 93 |
Immediate family
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Members
William L. Edwards (father)
Dollie (Meek) Edwards (mother)
Gilbert Edwards (brother)
Novella Edwards (sister)
Mary E. Edwards (sister)
John R. Edwards (brother)
Marjorie Edwards (sister)
Janet Edwards (sister)
Gerald T. Edwards (brother)
More information
Pfc Jesse L. Edwards worked on a farm before he enlisted in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 6 December 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Osmond Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.94thinfdiv.com – Kent Edwards, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com – The Robesonian North Carolina - 5 March 1945