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Personal info

Full name
WICKLES, Gerard J
Date of birth
1 December 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13134991
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bettendorf-Schleiden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 10 17

Immediate family

Members
George W. Wickles (father)
Julia (Kridinger) Wickles (mother)
Rose M. Wickles (sister)

More information

Pfc Gerard Wickles joined his unit from a replacement depot on 14 October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Nancy J. Schaaf, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record/ 1930 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Nancy J. Schaaf, Charles Kreidinger