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WOOD, Chester Blain - Date of
birth
21 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Keats, Riley County, Kansas -
Hometown
Edwards County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37514969 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 February 1945 - Place of
death
near Schwammenauel Dam, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 13 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jay R. Wood (father)
Martha E. (Blain) Wood (mother)
Donald R. Wood (brother)
Chester Wood (brother)
Ralph M. Wood (brother)
James E. Wood (brother)
Arthur L. Wood (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Chester B. Wood was first buried on Block KKK, Row 3, Grave 54.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Richard Blunk, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, https://familysearch.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks - Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science 1943