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Personal info

Full name
WIBLITZHOUSER, Kenneth Frank Sr
Date of birth
20 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Washington, District of Columbia
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia

Military service

Service number
33751456
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 2 14

Immediate family

Members
Frank G. Wiblitzhouser (father)
Anna E. (Dalton) Wiblitzhouser (mother)
Edmond L. Wiblitzhouser (brother)
Viola V. Wiblitzhouser (wife)
Kenneth F. Wiblitzhouser Jr. (son)

More information

Pvt Kenneth F. Wiblitzhouser Sr. attended Eastern High School in Washington, D.C. and worked at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

He enlisted at Fort Myer, Virginia on 9 December 1943. He was sent overseas in July 1944.

Source of information: Andre Koch, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com,
WWII Enlistment Record / Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.marketgarden.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, www.ancestry.com - Eastern High School Yearbook 1934, Roanoke Rapids Herald