EJ
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Sergeant
- Unit
- Infantry
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 1942
- Hometown
- UNKNOWN, OH
- Burial Location
- UNKNOWN
- Monument Paver
- No
- Township (entering service)
- UNKNOWN
- Township (current / at death)
- UNKNOWN
- School
- UNKNOWN
- Status
- Killed in Action, Prisoner of War
- When
- POW 05/07/1942;KIA 1942
- Where
- Philippines
- Record Authenticated
- Yes
Biography
School: UNKNOWN. alternate spelling: Elvin, Edwin; serial #35001772; enlistment record indicates residence as Union County; War Dept. lists hometown as Shelby County; NARA lists as casualty for Shelby County detained by Japan, PW Camp #4 - O'Donnel Tariac, Luzon Philippines 15-120; status "Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases"; POW/KIA
Source: No DD-214 recorded in Union Co. Recorder's Office as of 26 October 2007;G.W. Claar; Esther Carmany; National Archives (enlistment record, POW file, casualty list); War Department File