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SHRIVER, Edward Franklin - Date of
birth
22 March 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Stewartstown, Monongalia County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Monongalia County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35846744 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Flamierge, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 10 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ella B. (Rogers) Shriver (mother)
More information
Pvt Edward F. Shriver enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 23 November 1943.He attended high school for 3 years before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, 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 - Luxembourg American Cemetery