Edwin Siel Nesbitt
Date of Birth: 1917
Place of Birth: Nebraska
Father and Mother’s Names: Donn Edmund and Mary (Siel) Nesbitt
Date Entered Service: August 5, 1942 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Service Branch: Army
Service Number: 17058682
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Division/Company/Unit info: TBD - Paratrooper/Infantry, Trained at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Riley Connection: Graduated from Manhattan High School and later from Kansas State College in 1937. Enumerated, 1942 while still in Manhattan, Kansas, while living at 322 Bluemont. He was a member of the K-State ROTC.
Date of Death (and Age): Wounded in November 1943 in England. Died the following year from his wounds August 31, 1944 (age 27).
Place of Death: O'Reilly General Army Hostpital in England.
Grave Location: Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.
Bio: TBD
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