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COMPTON, Willie Vestle - Date of
birth
27 June 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Pittsburg, Camps County, Texas -
Hometown
Cottle County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38606394 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 December 1944 - Place of
death
Gürzenich, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 9 | 57 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James M. Compton (father)
Almeta E. (Pilgrim) Compton (mother)
Lee R. Compton (brother)
Oleta I. Compton (sister)
More information
Pvt Willie V. Compton enlisted in Lubbock, Texas on 16 November 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - Enlistment / 1940 Census / Sanders Family Tree / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet