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EGLY, David Russell - Date of
birth
23 October 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Comstock, Custer County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37472806 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
377th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
21 February 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 3 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jesse Egly (father)
Gladys (Chapin) Egly (mother)
Curtis Egly (brother)
More information
Pvt David R. Egly attended high school for two years and worked on the family farm.He enlisted in February 1943 and was sent overseas in September 1943.
He was reported missing in action on 21 February 1944 when his battalion was in the vicinity of Bleialf - Prüm, Germany. He was officially declared dead one year later.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery