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COMERFORD, Edward M - Date of
birth
22 August 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Bronx, New York County, New York -
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42043913 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Tettingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 19 | 51 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mildred F. (Berg) Comerford (wife)
More information
Pvt Edward M. Comerford was a clerk general office before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 30 September 1943.He was killed in action four days after he was discharged from a hospital where he had sent three months recovering from wounds.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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 / New York Extracted Birth Index / New York Marriage License Indexes
Photo source: www.newspapers.com – Daily News New York - 27 December 1944