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EDGERLY, Everett Ernest - Date of
birth
18 May 1915 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
Montcalm County, Michigan -
Hometown
Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36975762 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
47th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 April 1945 - Place of
death
North of Hannover, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 17 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Earnest B. Edgerly (father)
Beatrice E. (Lyle) Edgerly (mother)
Floyd L. Edgerly (brother)
Vina L. (Craig) Edgerly (wife)
Ernest P. Edgerly (son)
James A. Edgerly (son)
Velma M. Edgerly (daughter)
John W. Edgerly (son)
Wells Edgerly (son)
More information
Pfc Everett E. Edgerly attended Dowagiac Union High School and was engaged in farming.He enlisted on 2 May 1944.
Per a letter from Maj Gen Lunsford E. Oliver, commanding general of the 5th Armored Division" "Pfc Edgerly was killed in action against the enemy on 9 April 1945. Death was caused by sniper fire. His body was evacuated to the U.S. military cemetery in Margraten, Holland for internment. The burial service was read by a chaplain of the Protestant faith."
His son, Pfc John W. Edgerly, was killed in 1966 while serving with the U.S. Marine Corps in Quang Tin Province, Vietnam.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.5ad.org, www.ancestry.com Family Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten