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ERDMAN, Sidney Lanier - Date of
birth
24 May 1914 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36113576 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 January 1946 - Place of
death
Hatten, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Oscar H. Erdman (father)
Vivian V. (Miller) Erdman (mother)
Loys E. Erdman (brother)
Mary J. Erdman (sister)
Christine S. (Massey) Erdman (wife)
More information
Pfc Sidney L. Erdman attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 29 April 1941.He was officially declared death one year and one day after he was reported missing in action. At that time his unit was fighting in the vicinity of Hatten, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Carolynn’s Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Have Paws will travel, The Windsor Star - 31 May 1943