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HEGER, Wilton E - Date of
birth
25 January 1907 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Maype, St. Louis County, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37639842 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Seinghouse, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 41 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
Oscar Heger (father)
Lillie Heger (mother)
Myrtle Heger (sister)
Ruth (Hull) Heger (wife)
Robert W. Heger (son)
More information
Pvt Wilton E. Heger attended high school for four years and was a bookkeeper before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 3 May 1944.Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Missouri Birth Register / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thDivision.com
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