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QUILLIN, Earl Edward - Date of
birth
20 February 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa -
Hometown
Allamakee County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37674449 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Flamierge, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward H. Quillin (father)
Anna G. (Ronan) Quillin (mother)
Anna C. Quillin (sister)
Mary F. Quillin (sister)
Donna R. Quillin (sister)
Dennis J. Quillin (brother)
Harold Quillin (brother)
More information
Pvt Earl E. Quillin was a cook before he enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on 7 June 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – T.J. Collins, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Dominique Portier / T.J. Collins