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Personal info

Full name
WELLS, Frank
Date of birth
23 October 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Montreal, Canada
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33933516
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Echtz, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 3 26

Immediate family

Members
Albert Wells (father)
Helen A. Wells (mother)
Albert R. Wells (brother)
Winifred Wells (sister)
Margaret Wells (sister)
William Wells (brother)
Mary Wells (sister)
Robert Wells (brother)
Emma V. (Eberwein) Wells (wife)

More information

Pvt Frank Wells enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 12 April 1944. He was a clothing cutter before he enlisted. Both his parents were born in England.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1930-1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.history.army.mil

Photo source: Lenie Rooden, Hans Wijnands