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RODRIGUES, Edward P - Date of
birth
10 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31285750 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
3 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Krefeld, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 15 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Rodrigues (father)
Hilda Rodrigues (mother)
Teresa Rodrigues (sister)
Frances Rodrigues (sister)
Marion Rodrigues (sister)
Mary Rodrigues (sister)
More information
His parents immigrated from Funchal on the Portuguese island of Madeira to the US.Edward Rodrigues attended Pittsfield High School. He played ice hockey and football and hockey with the Pittsfield High Hockey team in the season 1940-1941. His ambition was to excel in all sports.
After finishing High School he enlisted on 25 March 1943 he enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts. After basic training was at Camp Maxey, Texas, he was transferred to Ohio State University for a technical course. When the specialized training program was disbanded, he was transferred to the infantry. He was sent overseas in September1944.
On 3 March 1945 during the attack on the town of Krefeld, Edward Rodrigues was mortally wounded just outside the city and died the same day. On 5 March 1945, he was buried in a temporary grave at Margraten.
Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, Mr. Richard C. Leab, Local History & Genealogy Department, The Berkshire Athenaeum, Newspaper Berkshire eagle 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Patrick Niks, School yearbook Pittsfield Highschool 1940-1941