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Personal info

Full name
WILD, John Robert
Date of birth
27 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39253142
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 October 1944
Place of death
Vossenack, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 44 44

Immediate family

Members
Charles L. Wild (father)
Lucy H. Wild (mother)

More information

Pvt John R. Wild enlisted on 22 August 1942 at Los Angeles, California. He attended college for 1 year.

The remains of Pvt Wild were found in Vossenack and initially registered as Unknown X-5556. He was evacuated to Ardennes Cemetery and could be identified at the research facilities.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - Army Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - California Birth Index, IDPF of Raymond C. Blanton, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Jac Engels