MACON Edward L - 330 IR 83 ID

 

Edward Lee MACON

 

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ARMY SERIAL NUMBER34394024
AGE22 yo
DATE OF BIRTH23 July 1922  Elmore County  ALABAMA
STATEALABAMA
FAMILY

Married : Edna Fay Keaton BIRCHFIELD

Parent: George Henry & Ruby Josephine BLANKENSHIP MACON

Siblings : Edward Lee, Hattie Elizabeth, George Thurston & William Charles

RANKSergeant
FONCTIONMOS 653 Squad Leader
JOB before ENLISTEMENTUnskilled construction occupationsAL
DATE of ENLISTEMENT7  October 1942 Fort McCLELLAN ALABAMA
COMPANYCompany A
REGIMENT330th Infantry Regiment
DIVISION83rd Infantry Division
DATE OF DEATH8 august 1944macon edward lee tombe
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHSt-Joseph Fortress, Battle of SAINT-MALO
CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James

Map Brittany American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
L420
DECORATION
Purple HeartPhoto FDLM
American Campaign Medalamerican campaign medal
European African Eastern Middle Campaing MedalEAMECampaign
World War II Victory Medalvictory medal
Combat Infantryman Badgecombat infantryman badge
 us armydiv 83 330th330ri
 

On August 8, the 330 Infantry Regiment fought in the battle for the fortress of St. Joseph, also called St. Joseph Hill, just outside the town of St. Malo in Britain.

Sergeant Macon was a member of Company A.

The report of the morning of July 20, 1944 lists his promotion to the sergeant.

macon edward lee

Edward and Edna Faye

Source :   usafdo 

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Source :   Mary Kaye

  

 

83 infantry division image macon edward l morning report macon edward lee

 


INFORMATION & PICTURES SOURCESAbmc.gov - Honorstate.org - Findagrave.com - Fortifications-et-armements.clicforum.fr - 83rdInfDivDocs.org - Jean-François PELLOUAIS - Aad.archives.gov
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