Grave marker for Pvt Edwin DeBeer in the Ada Cemetery, Ada (Norman county), Minnesota,

Pvt DeBeer enlisted in the Army on 16 May 1940 and after volunteering for parachutist duty was assigned to Hq 3rd, 508th.

He was killed in action on 4 July 1944 in Normandy, France.

Pvt DeBeer's military awards include the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantryman Badge.