RANGERS Baccus, Edwin Vernon

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Baccus​

• FORENAME

Edwin Vernon​

• UNIT

1st Ranger Bn. (Company F) & 4th Ranger Bn. (Company F)​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant​

• NUMBER

20704673​

• AWARD

Silver Star​

• PLACE

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• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 20.07.1921, Des Moines, Iowa, USA​

father John Andrew Baccus (1882-1963)​

mother Florence Louise (nee Meyers) Baccus (1888-1973)​

3 years high school​

civil occupation semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck and tractor​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

10.02.1941 entered service Des Moines, Iowa​

1st wife 1940 married Sarah Isabelle (nee Mitchell) Skalniak (1921-1994)​

25.11.1945 discharged​

02.10.1946 entered service​

served Korea​

2nd wife Beulah C. Baccus​

daughter Lynmore A. Baccus​

30.11.1961 discharged Lt.Col.​

died 19.05.1982, Hampton, Virginia, USA​

Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hoagland, Pennsylvania, USA​

** SS as per Ranger Force: Darby's Rangers in World War II​

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