Edward Quintenz

Personal Information

Birthplace: Decatur, Illinois

Service Information

Branch of Service: Army

Unit: 3118th Signal Service Group

Theater of Operation: European

Enlisted / Commissioned: Sep 9, 1942

Discharged: Mar 4, 1946

Highest Rank: Corporal

Honored By: Wife, Kity E. Quintenz

Biography

Edward installed telephones and switchboards for SHAEF. While serving in Europe, he met and married his wife of 64 years, Kitty Sartain, in Versailles, France. Kitty was a switchboard operator at SHAEF, serving with the British Royal Army. After the war, Edward was employed by the U.S. Government as a civilian electronic technician for 34 years. He worked at the Signal Corps Depot in Decatur and then at Fort Monmouth in New Jersey until his retirement. Edward was an active member of the 3118th Signal Service Group Reunion and the SHAEF Reunion associations and attended many gatherings nationwide with his wife, Kitty.