Name:
Edgar Edward Barksdale
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
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Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-07
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Venus Cemetery, Venus, Texas
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Edgar Edward Barksdale was born on September 30, 1917 in Venus, Johnson County, Texas. He was the son of Joseph Collier Barksdale and Rena Bowman Barksdale. Edgar served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on June 7, 1944 at the age of 26 and is now buried in Venus Cemetery, Venus, Johnson County, Texas, USA.