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Personal info

Full name
HENDRICKS, Wilder Lee
Date of birth
9 November 1910
Age
35
Place of birth
McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee
Hometown
Coffee County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34887038
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
9 November 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vossenack-Kommerscheidt, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Richard L. Hendricks (father)
Victoria Hendricks (mother)
Celia M. Hendricks (sister)
Arthur Hendricks (brother)
Lottie Hendricks (sister)
Joe Hendricks (brother)
Smith Hendricks (brother)
Maude (Tolliver) Hendricks (wife)

More information

Pvt Wilder L. Hendricks was a farmer.

He enlisted on 20 October 1943 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.

He was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: FOHF, www.findagrave.com - latricia rayder