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SHORES, Edwin Ellis - Date of
birth
18 September 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri -
Hometown
Delaware County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35250980 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
22nd Armored Engineer Battalion,
5th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 April 1945 - Place of
death
Area Mons, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert L. Shores (father)
Maude (Smallwood) Shores (mother)
Bert Skinner (stepfather)
E. W. Shores (brother)
Gladys L. Shores (sister)
More information
Sgt Edwin E. Shores was a construction worker.He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 29 December 1941 and was sent overseas on 10 February 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.org, www.5ad.org, Indiana Michigan Army Casualties 24 May 1945 Vigo County Library, www.newspapers.com - Palladium-Item, WWII Draft Card, 1920 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Palladium-Item