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PFC Edward H Bitzer

Birth : 4 Dec 1888
Death : 5 Aug 1918 France
Burial : Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, USA
Coordinate : 41.4192009, -91.0678024
Plot : Veterans Addition
Description : Muscatine Journal - November 16, 1918

Private Edward Bitzer was the first Muscatine man to die fighting with the Yanks overseas. He was killed during the big American advance in the early part of August, when the Rainbow division distinguished itself in hard fighting.
Bitzer was one of the first local men to enlist. When the call came for volunteers, he enlisted as a private in the Rainbow division in Wyoming, and after a few months training was sent to France. He served on the western front in active fighting for more than six months, fighting in some... Read More

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  • Where is PFC Edward H Bitzer's memorial?

    PFC Edward H Bitzer's memorial is located at: Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, USA.

  • When did PFC Edward H Bitzer death?

    PFC Edward H Bitzer death on 5 Aug 1918 in France

  • Where are the coordinates of the PFC Edward H Bitzer's memorial?

    Latitude: 41.4192009
    Longitude: -91.0678024

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Greenwood Cemetery
Muscatine, Muscatine County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4192009, -91.0678024

2. Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4253006, -91.0633011

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Coordinate: 41.4506000, -91.0125000

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Coordinate: 41.3610740, -91.0120240

13. High Prairie Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4284000, -91.1660000

14. Essex Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3974100, -90.9650900

15. Houtz Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4150009, -91.1999969

16. Harker Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4789009, -90.9602966

17. Ardon Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3849983, -91.1958008

18. Kiser Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3657990, -91.1905975

19. Saint Johns Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4199982, -91.2144012

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Coordinate: 41.3098673, -91.0061006

23. Miller Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3181000, -90.9822006

24. Fairport Cemetery
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