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GARREN, Willis Jr - Date of
birth
11 September 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Boyd, Jefferson County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Rome, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36368692 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 January 1945 - Place of
death
Nieder-Emels, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Willis N. Garren (father)
Ethel M. (Foutch) Garren (mother)
Son Garren (brother)
Ernest E. Garren (brother)
Verniel V. Garren (brother)
Duane E. Garren (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Willis Garren Jr. was employed at Eberhard Shoe Store before enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 13 May 1942.He is remembered at Boyd Cemetery in Boyd, Jefferson County, Illinois with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Various Family Trees, www.oldhickory30th.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Debbie (Niepoetter) Laverty