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Roy E Eaden

Aged 20, fallen March 16, 1945

Unit
Company E, 242nd Infantry Regiment
Serial number
39335119
Hometown
Clackamas, Oregon
Date of death
March 16, 1945
Classification
Killed in action
Burial
Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot F Row 13 Grave 15, St. Avold, France

Private Roy E Eaden, serial number 39335119, of Clackamas, Oregon, served with Company E of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on March 16, 1945, at the age of 20. He is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot F Row 13 Grave 15, St. Avold, France.

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