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Pvt Edward J Schutt Jr.

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Pvt Edward J Schutt Jr. Veteran

Birth
Brockport, Monroe County, New York, USA
Death
17 Sep 1944 (aged 20)
Netherlands
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot
Plot K Row 9 Grave 16
Memorial ID
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Edward served as a Private in the 504th Parachute Infantry Regt, 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Queens County, New York prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on September 22, 1942 in Syracuse, New York. He was noted as being Single, without dependents.

He was "Killed In Action" in Holland during the war. He was awarded a Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
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Pfc. Edward Schutt, 20, a former Brockport resident, was killed in action in Holland, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schutt of Syracuse, have learned from the War Department.
Paratrooper Schutt entered the Army three years ago and served in the Sicilian and Italian campaigns. He was wounded twice and received the Purple Heart.

He is survived by his parents; two sisters, Betty Jane and Mildred; a brother, Robert, all of Syracuse, and his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Minard of Brockport.

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY.) Oct. 25, 1944, Wed.
Edward served as a Private in the 504th Parachute Infantry Regt, 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Queens County, New York prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on September 22, 1942 in Syracuse, New York. He was noted as being Single, without dependents.

He was "Killed In Action" in Holland during the war. He was awarded a Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
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Pfc. Edward Schutt, 20, a former Brockport resident, was killed in action in Holland, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schutt of Syracuse, have learned from the War Department.
Paratrooper Schutt entered the Army three years ago and served in the Sicilian and Italian campaigns. He was wounded twice and received the Purple Heart.

He is survived by his parents; two sisters, Betty Jane and Mildred; a brother, Robert, all of Syracuse, and his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Minard of Brockport.

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY.) Oct. 25, 1944, Wed.


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  • Maintained by: Lynette Dixon
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56303645/edward_j-schutt: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Edward J Schutt Jr. (25 Oct 1923–17 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56303645, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by Lynette Dixon (contributor 48082181).