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WILCOX, George H - Date of
birth
5 February 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York -
Hometown
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42097629 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st 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
13 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Greimerath, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
George H. Wilcox (father)
Myrtle M. Wilcox (mother)
Elmer G. Wilcox (brother)
Geraldine Wilcox (sister)
Audrey Wilcox (sister)
Frances M. (Knize) Wilcox (wife)
More information
Pfc George H. Wilcox attended high school for two years and was a furnaceman before he enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 18 August 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / New York Birth Index, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem