PFC Edmund John Rowe Jr.
Born: 1 November 1924 – Oak Park, Illinois
Parents: Edmund J., Sr. & Anne Rowe
Siblings: 1 sister, 1 brother
Address:
– 1625 South Seventeenth Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1942
Employment: Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company – Chicago, Illinois
Selective Service Registration: 26 December 1942
Contact Person: Anna Rowe – mother
Enlisted: Unknown
Serial Number: 36657722
Training:
– Camp Forrest, Tennessee – 3 March 1943
– Camp Laguna, Arizona – 19 July 1943
– Camp Young, California – 17 August 1943
– Camp Phillips, Kansas – 4 December 1943
– Camp Miles Standish, Massachusetts – 31 March 1944
Unit: 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division
Stationed:
– England – 16 April 1944
Engagements:
– landed in France – 14 June 1944 – Utah Beach
– Battle of Cherbourg – 19 June 1944
– Battle of La Haye-du-Puits – 8 July 1944
– Capture Laval – 6 August 1944
– Battle of Neufchateau – 13 September 1944
– Battle of Luneville – 22 September 1944
– Battle of Embermenil – 3 October 1944 – 24 October 1944
– Captured Fremonville – 19 November 1944
– Battle of Hagenau – 9 December 1944 – 11 December 1944
Died:
– 9 December 1944 – Battle of Hagenau, France
Buried:
– Lorraine American Cemetery – St. Avold (Moselle), France
– Plot: D Row: 14 Grave: 15
Medals:
– Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
– Bronze Star
