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Personal info

Full name
EMEIGH, Edgar Charles
Date of birth
21 January 1916
Age
29
Place of birth
Manor, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia

Military service

Service number
33909535
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
Near Ollmuth, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 10 44

Immediate family

Members
Edgar C. Emeigh (father)
Marie A. Emeigh (mother)
Cloyd A. Emeigh (brother)
Donald B. Emeigh (brother)
Helen J. Emeigh (sister)
Doris H. (Mallard) Emeigh (wife)
Robert E. Emeigh (son)
Carole M. Emeigh (daughter)

More information

Pfc Edgar C. Emeigh graduated from McKinley Technical High School in Washington, DC and was employed at the Post Office.

He enlisted in Fort Myer, Virginia on 4 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Emeigh Family Tree / Croft Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.94thinfdiv.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery