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Personal info

Full name
WISE, Edward Leon
Date of birth
6 December 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Hometown
Jefferson County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34946666
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
27 December 1944
Place of death
In vicinity of Obernaubach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 9 45

Immediate family

Members
Joe W. Wise (father)
Willie C. (Daller) Wise (mother)
Odell E. Wise (brother)
Isaac O. Wise (brother)
Deldon B. Wise (brother)
Berllia Wise (sister)
Eunice J. (Edmison) Wise (wife)

More information

Pvt Edward L. Wise was employed at Lamps And Sessions Bolt Company. He enlisted in Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 18 May 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Social Security Death Index, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com