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PFC Edward Lawrence O'Toole Veteran

Birth: 16 Mar 1921
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Death: 20 Nov 1944 (aged 23)
Geilenkirchen, Landkreis Heinsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial: Golden Gate National Cemetery

San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot: SECTION M SITE 1318
Memorial ID: 57126251 View Source

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PFC CO D 333 INF 84 INF Division World War II
Edward son of Coleman O'Toole and Bridget Coyne of Galway, Ireland.

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Coleman O'Toole

1873–1949
Bridget A Coyne O'Toole

1886–1954

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Barbara J O'Toole

1902–1982
Thomas F O'Toole

1903–1944
Mary C O'Toole Dunne

1904–1985
John J O'Toole

1906–1964
Michael Henry O'Toole

1908–1951
Catherine B O'Toole McDougall

1916–1976
PFC Edward Lawrence O'Toole

1921–1944

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This is PFC O'Toole's high school graduation photo. He graduated from Commerce High School in San Francisco in 1940.

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PFC O'Toole's inscription on the reverse side of his brother's headstone. The new headstone was set on 14 Sep 2011 and the old memorial marker at Section MA Site 21 was removed.

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This is the memorial marker for PFC O'Toole at Section MA Site 21 that was placed in 1961 at the request of his mother and sisters. Now that his remains have been buried in Section M Site 1318 with his brother, Michael Henry O'Toole, this marker has been removed and his information was inscribed on the reverse of his brother's headstone.

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Barry Berg, a distant cousin of PFC O'Toole, holds the Purple Heart awarded posthumously to PFC O'Toole and presented to his mother in 1961 when the memorial marker was placed at Golden Gate National Cemetery.

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The Warriors Watch Riders, a veterans motorcycle group that escorted PFC O'Toole's remains from the airport to the cemetery, lines the street along the route to the grave.

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SFC Ty Taylor was the Army escort for PFC O'Toole's remains on the flight from Hawaii to San Francisco.

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PFC O'Toole's burial flag is presented to Barry Berg, a distant cousin who may be the only living family member of PFC O'Toole.

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The U.S. Army honor guard pallbearers carry PFC O'Toole's casket to the grave.

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PFC O'Toole's casket at the grave following the service.

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Coleman O'Toole

Bridget A Coyne O'Toole

Barbara J O'Toole

Thomas F O'Toole

Mary C O'Toole Dunne

John J O'Toole

Michael Henry O'Toole

Catherine B O'Toole McDougall