Clay County

 
Lt. Edward Francis Washington

 

 

 

Edward Francis Washington was born Mar. 16, 1918 to Edward T. and Francis Barnett Washington. He died Aug. 16, 1944 and is buried in Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Normandy, France.

Lt. Washington served in World War II with the U.S. Army 79th Field Artillery. He was KIA in France and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com