Name:
Edmund W. Duckworth
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-1292154
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
I
Row:
19
Grave:
12
Decoration:
Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Edmund W. Duckworth was born on April 1, 1921 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the Army in February 1941. Edmund entered the military service in Pennsylvania and served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a First Lieutenant in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on June 6, 1944 during the invasion on Omaha Beach, France and is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.