Edwin H. Franklin

  • ASN:
    18016688
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    September 1, 1921
  • DATE OF DEATH
    July 26, 1944
FULL NAME:

Edwin H. Franklin

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

18016688

  • DATE OF BIRTH: September 1, 1921
  • DATE OF DEATH: July 26, 1944
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    October 31, 1940
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Santa Fe, New Mexico
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    9th Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company H, 2nd Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Sergeant (Sgt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Squad Leader
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944)

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    July 26, 1944
  • LOCATION:
    Normandy, France
  • NOTES:
    Second Location: Leg; Causative Agent: Bullet, Missile Not Stated
HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd Infantry Division

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name:
Edwin H Franklin

Army Serial Number:
18016688

Enlistment Place:
Santa Fe New Mexico

Enlistment Date:
31 Oct 1940

Army Branch:
Infantry

Branch:
Army

Race or Ethnicity:
White

Residence:
SanJuan County, New Mexico

Enlistment Term:
Enlistment for Hawaiian Department

Source of Army Personnel:
Civil Life

Army Component:
Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)

Level of Education:
Grammar school

Occupation:
Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor

Marital Status:
Single, without dependents

Birth Date:
1920

Source Box Number:
0267

Source Film Reel Number:
2.124

Conflict Period:
World War II

Served for:
United States of America

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