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Personal info

Full name
STRAUSS, Edward J
Date of birth
15 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Wellsville, Columbiana County, Ohio
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33922178
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Stockigt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 13 71

Immediate family

Members
Anthony C. Strauss (father)
Clara M. (Vollinger) Strauss (mother)
Ruth C. Strauss (sister)
Marie A. Strauss (sister)
Richard A. Strauss (brother)
Philip F. Strauss (brother)
Charles F. Strauss (brother)
Joseph W. Strauss (brother)
Mary T. Strauss (sister)
Joan D. Strauss (wife)
Nancy A. Strauss (daughter)

More information

Sgt Edward J. Strauss graduated from St. Basil's High School and was a salesman from the H.J. Heinz Company before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 10 July 1944. He was sent overseas in December 1944.

His brothers Richard, Joseph, Philip and Charles also served during the war.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Marriages, www.80thdivision.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette