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Personal info

Full name
EPRIGHT, Wilbur Earl
Date of birth
8 March 1917
Age
28
Place of birth
Orion, Richland County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36235032
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
920th Field Artillery Battalion,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 15 32

Immediate family

Members
William D. Epright (father)
Ida B. (Halstead) Epright (mother)
William H. Epright (brother)
Alma E. Epright (sister)
Roy A. Epright (brother)
Ida M. Epright (sister)
Leslie H. Epright (brother)
Margaret M. (Berndt) Epright (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Wilbur E. Epright was as a mechanic before he enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 12 February 1942.

Source of information: www.ancestry.com, enlistment record / www.archives.gov, www.abmc,gov, ABMC / National ARrhives / www.wwiimemorial.com, German Swiss Family Tree (by ablue165) / www.ancestry.com, adriana / www.findagrave.com

Photo source: Fred Munckhof / www.findagravecom, Klassikat / www.findagrave.com