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Personal info

Full name
ENGELS, Edward Merwin
Date of birth
10 October 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
Hometown
Newburgh, Orange County, New York

Military service

Service number
42056551
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kayersberg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 28 55

Immediate family

Members
Edward M. Engels (father)
Agnes M. (Young) Engels (mother)
Katherine E. (Henry) Engels (wife)
Edward M. Engels (son)
Robert Engels (son)

More information

Pfc Edward M. Engels was a chauffeur, employed by the Johnson Milk Company, before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 26 November 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the abdomen.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Kathy Ahlbrandt