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Personal info

Full name
HUNT, Willard Elsworth
Date of birth
21 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Roswell, Canyon County, Idaho
Hometown
Roswell, Canyon County, Idaho

Military service

Service number
39929164
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Feulen, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 3 21

Immediate family

Members
Harvey E. Hunt (father)
Grace M. (Attebery) Hunt (mother)
Eledes Hunt (sister)
Betty E. Hunt (sister)
Clifton E. Hunt (brother)
Ronald C. Hunt (brother)
Freda (Garlick) Hunt (wife)

More information

Pfc Willard E. Hunt attended college for three years and was a retail manager before he enlisted at Fort Douglas, Utah on 27 April 1944.

He was reported missing in action on 10 January when B Company was holding a defensive position Northeast of Feulen, Luxembourg.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thdivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Idaho Statesman - 8 February 1945