PFC. Copen, Edgar Leon
Service number: 35275271
Age: 27
Born: April 9, 1917 Barberton, Summit County, Ohio, USA
Hometown: Barberton, Ohio
Family:
Rodney Leon Copen (father)
Jennie Mae (nee Miller) Copen (mother)
Esther Marie Copen (sister)
Ellen Jane Copen/Peterman/Flickinger (sister)
John William Copen (brother)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Not available
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: HQ Company
Date of death: April 1, 1945
Status: Died Non Battle
Place of death: Wesel, Kreis Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot A, Row 1, Grave 21
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on Feb. 11, 1942, at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio.
Other information:
He was accidentally killed while unloading guns on the German front on Easter Sunday. He was killed when a gun discharged as it was slung over the shoulder of one of the men. He was struck in the chest and died the same day.
PFC. Copen, Edgar Leon
Service number: 35275271
Age: 27
Born: April 9, 1917 Barberton, Summit County, Ohio, USA
Hometown: Barberton, Ohio
Family:
Rodney Leon Copen (father)
Jennie Mae (nee Miller) Copen (mother)
Esther Marie Copen (sister)
Ellen Jane Copen/Peterman/Flickinger (sister)
John William Copen (brother)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Not available
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: HQ Company
Date of death: April 1, 1945
Status: Died Non Battle
Place of death: Wesel, Kreis Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot A, Row 1, Grave 21
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on Feb. 11, 1942, at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio.
Other information:
He was accidentally killed while unloading guns on the German front on Easter Sunday. He was killed when a gun discharged as it was slung over the shoulder of one of the men. He was struck in the chest and died the same day.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Ohio.
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