Edward J. Mahan
Rank: Private, U.S. Army
Unit: 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division
Entered service from: Pennsylvania
Died:
Buried at: Flanders Field American Cemetery, Plot D, Row 02, Grave 15, Waregem, Belgium
Edward J. Mahan.
Private Edward J. Mahan was from Clementon Heights, a section of Clementon, NJ that in the 1920s became the borough of Pine Hill. He was born in the Frankford section of Philadelphia to Charles and Mary Mahan and was still living there when he registered for the draft in June of 1917. He had moved with his brother to Clementon prior to his induction into the United States Army.
Private Edward J. Mahan was killed in action while serving with the 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division in Europe on October 31, 1918. He was buried at Flanders Field American Cemetery, Waregem, Belgium.
World War I Draft Registration Card
World War I Draft Registration Card for Edward J. Mahan.
Flanders Field American Cemetery
Flanders Field American Cemetery, Waregem, Belgium. Photos courtesy of Patrick Lernout, Waregem, Belgium.