Name:
Edward Ernst Tews
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
281280
Unit:
4th Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-24
State:
Nebraska
Cemetery:
Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, USA
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Edward Ernst “Ernie” Tews was born on May 12, 1914, in Stanton County, Nebraska. He was the son of Ernst Gustav "Gus" Tews and Anna Helene Marie Oertwich Tews.
He served in the Tank Company, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Platoon Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 24, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.