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GORMAN, Edward J - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11133155 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 November 1944 - Place of
death
Illange, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Francis J. Gorman (father)
Alice V. (Cunningham) Gorman (mother)
Francis J. Gorman (brother)
Joseph Gorman (brother)
Mary Gorman (sister)
More information
Pfc Edward J. Gorman graduated from Newton High School before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 8 October 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, Sacramental Records, Boston Archdiocese
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Newton High School yearbook, 1943