CPL Edmund John Greenwood (1908-1944)

CPL Edmund John Greenwood Veteran

Birth

1 Jul 1908

Winfield, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA

Death

6 Jun 1944 (aged 35)

France

Burial

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map

Plot

• PLOT C / ROW 1 / GRAVE 8

Memorial ID

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Corporal Greenwood served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company F

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• March 24, 1942
• Madison, Wisconsin

He was Killed In Action in:
• The Normandy Invasion during World War II

He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart

He was a resident of:
• Sauk County, Wisconsin

He was the son of:
• Giles Forest Greenwood (09/16/1875 - 07/25/1953)
• Meta Mary Wagner Greenwood (1881 - 1931)
(They were married on March 12, 1901 in Juneau, Dodge County, Wisconsin)

He was the brother of:
• Hilbert Herbert Rudolph Greenwood (06/13/1902 - 08/17/1959)
• Alphonso James Forest "Dake" Greenwood (09/13/1903 - 11/08/1985)
• Iona Anna Greenwood Luedtke (05/21/1906 - 11/23/2004)
• Mary Mahala Greenwood Susek (10/25/1911 - 04/11/2000)
• Susan P "Susie" Greenwood Gallagher (11/17/1916 - 08/25/2009)
• Anna Pauline Greenwood Foss (01/18/1919 - 09/26/2011)
• Irene Elizabeth Greenwood Bauer (07/23/1924 - 01/02/1991)
• Leo Eugene Greenwood (07/10/1927 - 07/13/2009)
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