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Personal info

Full name
WILLS, Don Frederick Jr
Date of birth
13 August 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32953121
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 October 1944
Place of death
Near Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 11 9

Immediate family

Members
Don F. Wills (father)
Margaret L. Wills (mother)

More information

Pvt Don F. Wills, Jr. enlisted on 30 June 1943 at Camden, New Jersey.

He joined his unit on 19 June 1944. He was lightly wounded on 3 July 1944 and went back to his unit on 9 July 1944. He was lightly wounded again on 13 July 1944 and rejoined his unit on 19 September 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - Army Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten