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Personal info

Full name
WILKIE, Wilbur
Date of birth
23 February 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Richmond, Cache County, Utah
Hometown
Whittier, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
6576145
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schlausenbach-Buchet, Fermany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 5 17

Immediate family

Members
Jesse B. Wilkie (father)
Ivy A. (Tippets) Wilkie (mother)
William B. Wilkie (brother)
Harold T. Wilkie (brother)
Leora Wilkie (sister)
Robert E. Wilkie (brother)
Cecil H. Wilkie (brother)
Paul Wilkie (brother)

More information

Pfc Wilbur Wilkie enlisted into the Regular Army at Fort Sam, Houston, Texas on 26 October 1941.
He was a chauffeur before he joined the army.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Various Family Trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet