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Personal info

Full name
WINDHAM, Waverly Vern Jr
Date of birth
19 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Bronson, Sabine County, Texas
Hometown
Allen Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38264337
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
Near Suggerath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 12 2

Immediate family

Members
Waverly V. Windham (father)
Lois (Anderson) Windham (mother)
Mary V. Windham (sister)
Bonnie R. Windham (sister)
Robert E. Windham (brother)
Dorothy L. Windham (sister)
Wanda J. Windham (sister)
Ida P. Windham (sister)
Franklin D. Windham (brother)
Morris B. Windham (brother)

More information

Sgt Waverly V. Windham Jr. attended high school for four years.
He enlisted on 23 November 1942 at Lafayette, Louisiana.

He had been overseas for less than two months.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - Hutto Family Tree, William Graig, www.findagrave.com - jjl2, WWII Draft Card, 1940 US Census

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com - jjl2