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WOLFENDEN, George Andrew - Date of
birth
20 October 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California -
Hometown
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39009272 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
George C. Wolfenden (father)
Tillie (Boyd) Wolfenden (mother)
Elenora Wolfenden (sister)
Robert R. Wolfenden (brother)
Dorothy Wolfenden (sister)
Alma Wolfenden (sister)
Edith L. Wolfenden (sister)
Virginia M. Wolfenden (sister)
Florence A. Wolfenden (sister)
Nancy A. Wolfenden (sister)
More information
S/Sgt George A. Wolfenden was employed at Shell Oil Company before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 18 June 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Larson Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Coleman, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery