Details for Edwin George Erickson| Rank: | Unit: | Branch of Service: | Enlistment Date: | | Staff Sergeant |
120th Infantry cannon Co.
30th Division, Old Hickory
mechanic
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Army
| Jan 24, 1941 |
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| Date of Birth: | Place of Birth: | Date of Death - Place: | Age at death: | | 3/7/1905 | Chicago, IL | 9/18/1944 - Lemberg, Holland | 39 |
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| Family Information Prior to 1947 |
| Spouse Name and Address: | Mrs. Elizabeth Carolyn Orr Erickson, married Dec 2, 1940
110 Pinckney
Chester, SC | |
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| Parent Name and Address: | Baptist minister
Los Angeles, CA | |
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| Sibling Name and Address: | Mrs. Garr
Charlotte, NC | |
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| Education: | | Los Angeles high school |
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| Military Posts/Deployments: | | Belgium | | Camp Attabury, IN | | Camp Blanding, FL | | England | | Fort Benning, GA | | Fort Bragg | | Fort Jackson | | Holland | | Normandy, Britanny, St. Lo France | | Tennessee maneuvers |
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| Employers: | | Crescent City Corp. |
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| Promotions & Awards: | Distinguished Service Cross
| Presidential citation
| Purple Heart
| Silver Star
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| | Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: | Was on guard duty when a German shell hit and killed him at Lemberg, Holland.
Buried in Fosse, Belgium Plot D Row 6 Grave 117.
Came to Charlotte in 1930 to visit his sister Mrs. A.G. Garr. |
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