US Army World War II
PVT Edwin F. Kirschman KIA France Buried on 19 Jul 1948
Unit 30th Division,119th Infantry Regiment
Hometown:New York
service#
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
Pvt Kirshman was killed in the operation Cobra friendly fire bombing.
On 16 November 1940, the 30th Division was inducted into federal service. On 22 November 1941, the 121st Infantry was relieved from the division and assigned to the 8th Infantry Division, a Regular Army division that had lost two of its regiments to other duties. When the 30th Division was converted from a "square" to a "triangular" division in 1942, it also lost the 118th Infantry Regiment. To return the division to three regiments, the 119th Infantry Regiment was reconstituted in the North Carolina National Guard on 24 August 1942, activated on 7 September 1942 at Fort Jackson, and assigned to the 30th Infantry Division. The 119th Infantry would fight with the 30th Division in Europe in 1944–1945 in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe campaigns.
THE JULY OFFENSIVE Operation Cobra:
July 25 was the blackest day in the history of the Regiment. About the same order was issued as for the day before. During the night all troops except mortar and artillery observers were
to withdraw behind the bomb line, 1,200 yards back from the stream. At H-minus-120 all remaining troops were to begin to withdraw and at H-minus-85 to have finished withdrawing. At H -minus-SO, fighters were to strafe and bomb the German lines, followed by L200 heavy bombers. The bombing and shelling were to move progressively south after H-Hour. due to bad weather and proximity to US forces, dozens of soldiers are killed by the bombing of their own units. There are 111 deaths and nearly 500 injured in the American ranks. Among the dead, the Americans learn of the death of Lieutenant General Lesley McNair, the highest American officer who died in combat on European theater.
PVT Edwin F. Kirschman KIA France Buried on 19 Jul 1948
Unit 30th Division,119th Infantry Regiment
Hometown:New York
service#
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
Pvt Kirshman was killed in the operation Cobra friendly fire bombing.
On 16 November 1940, the 30th Division was inducted into federal service. On 22 November 1941, the 121st Infantry was relieved from the division and assigned to the 8th Infantry Division, a Regular Army division that had lost two of its regiments to other duties. When the 30th Division was converted from a "square" to a "triangular" division in 1942, it also lost the 118th Infantry Regiment. To return the division to three regiments, the 119th Infantry Regiment was reconstituted in the North Carolina National Guard on 24 August 1942, activated on 7 September 1942 at Fort Jackson, and assigned to the 30th Infantry Division. The 119th Infantry would fight with the 30th Division in Europe in 1944–1945 in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe campaigns.
THE JULY OFFENSIVE Operation Cobra:
July 25 was the blackest day in the history of the Regiment. About the same order was issued as for the day before. During the night all troops except mortar and artillery observers were
to withdraw behind the bomb line, 1,200 yards back from the stream. At H-minus-120 all remaining troops were to begin to withdraw and at H-minus-85 to have finished withdrawing. At H -minus-SO, fighters were to strafe and bomb the German lines, followed by L200 heavy bombers. The bombing and shelling were to move progressively south after H-Hour. due to bad weather and proximity to US forces, dozens of soldiers are killed by the bombing of their own units. There are 111 deaths and nearly 500 injured in the American ranks. Among the dead, the Americans learn of the death of Lieutenant General Lesley McNair, the highest American officer who died in combat on European theater.
US Army World War II
PVT Edwin F. Kirschman KIA France Buried on 19 Jul 1948
Unit 30th Division,119th Infantry Regiment
Hometown:New York
service#
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
Pvt Kirshman was killed in the operation Cobra friendly fire bombing.
On 16 November 1940, the 30th Division was inducted into federal service. On 22 November 1941, the 121st Infantry was relieved from the division and assigned to the 8th Infantry Division, a Regular Army division that had lost two of its regiments to other duties. When the 30th Division was converted from a "square" to a "triangular" division in 1942, it also lost the 118th Infantry Regiment. To return the division to three regiments, the 119th Infantry Regiment was reconstituted in the North Carolina National Guard on 24 August 1942, activated on 7 September 1942 at Fort Jackson, and assigned to the 30th Infantry Division. The 119th Infantry would fight with the 30th Division in Europe in 1944–1945 in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe campaigns.
THE JULY OFFENSIVE Operation Cobra:
July 25 was the blackest day in the history of the Regiment. About the same order was issued as for the day before. During the night all troops except mortar and artillery observers were
to withdraw behind the bomb line, 1,200 yards back from the stream. At H-minus-120 all remaining troops were to begin to withdraw and at H-minus-85 to have finished withdrawing. At H -minus-SO, fighters were to strafe and bomb the German lines, followed by L200 heavy bombers. The bombing and shelling were to move progressively south after H-Hour. due to bad weather and proximity to US forces, dozens of soldiers are killed by the bombing of their own units. There are 111 deaths and nearly 500 injured in the American ranks. Among the dead, the Americans learn of the death of Lieutenant General Lesley McNair, the highest American officer who died in combat on European theater.
PVT Edwin F. Kirschman KIA France Buried on 19 Jul 1948
Unit 30th Division,119th Infantry Regiment
Hometown:New York
service#
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
Pvt Kirshman was killed in the operation Cobra friendly fire bombing.
On 16 November 1940, the 30th Division was inducted into federal service. On 22 November 1941, the 121st Infantry was relieved from the division and assigned to the 8th Infantry Division, a Regular Army division that had lost two of its regiments to other duties. When the 30th Division was converted from a "square" to a "triangular" division in 1942, it also lost the 118th Infantry Regiment. To return the division to three regiments, the 119th Infantry Regiment was reconstituted in the North Carolina National Guard on 24 August 1942, activated on 7 September 1942 at Fort Jackson, and assigned to the 30th Infantry Division. The 119th Infantry would fight with the 30th Division in Europe in 1944–1945 in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe campaigns.
THE JULY OFFENSIVE Operation Cobra:
July 25 was the blackest day in the history of the Regiment. About the same order was issued as for the day before. During the night all troops except mortar and artillery observers were
to withdraw behind the bomb line, 1,200 yards back from the stream. At H-minus-120 all remaining troops were to begin to withdraw and at H-minus-85 to have finished withdrawing. At H -minus-SO, fighters were to strafe and bomb the German lines, followed by L200 heavy bombers. The bombing and shelling were to move progressively south after H-Hour. due to bad weather and proximity to US forces, dozens of soldiers are killed by the bombing of their own units. There are 111 deaths and nearly 500 injured in the American ranks. Among the dead, the Americans learn of the death of Lieutenant General Lesley McNair, the highest American officer who died in combat on European theater.
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