World War II
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Fallen

Page, ND

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
PFC

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron

Circumstances:

Killed in action near the Netherlands.

Biography:

Buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial. Photo courtesy of Hope-Page North Dakota Cooperative School Districts Superintendent Mr. Brad Callender. Fargo Forum Obituary Photo "All Veterans Memorial" located on the Capital Grounds Bismarck North Dakota. Name included under Cass County. Service # 37089773 Rank Private First Class, U.S. Army Unit 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron Entered Service From North Dakota Date of Death March 30, 1945 Buried Plot B Row 4 Grave 31 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands From Fields of Honor database: HANLEY, Edward Francis Servicenumber: 37089773 Age: 27 Born: 6 April 1917, North Dakota Hometown: Page, Cass County, North Dakota Family: Catherine A. Hanley (mother) J. Warren Hanley (brother) Edith Hanley (sister) Rank: Private First Class Function: Not available Regiment: - Battalion: - Division €“ Transport: - Company €“ Squadron: 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron Unit €“ Group: - Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) - Date of death: 30 March 1945 Status: DOW Place of death: Ruhr Pocket, Germany Spot: Not available Awards: Purple Heart Gravenumber: Plot B, Row 4, Grave 31 Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten Biography: - Other information: Pfc Edward F. Hanley graduated from high school and worked on the family farm before he enlisted. Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.govwww.wwiimemorial.comwww.ancestry.com €“ 1930 Census, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mr Brad Callender, Superintendent Hope €“ Page Cooperative School Districts, Becky Melhus From Register of North Dakota Veterans WWII and Korea page 540: HANLEY, EDWARD F. SN 37 089 773; born Page, NDak 4 Jun 17; resident Cass County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 15 Jul 41; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 30 Mar 45 Laasphe, Germany; PFC; buried in Plot B, Row 4, Grave 31 Netherlands, Holland. Find a Grave:https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56299462/edward-f-hanley