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WIMMER, Oliver Paul - Date of
birth
4 January 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri -
Hometown
Madison County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16122881 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Company,
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 25 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William N. Wimmer (father)
Eva O. (Thuma) Wimmer (mother)
Olive Wimmer (sister)
Harry Wimmer (brother)
Eleanor (Bainbridge) Wimmer (wife)
More information
Oliver Wimmer attended Shurtleff College.He enlisted in March 1943.
Source of information: The Washington Observer - 13 January 1945, www.ancestry.com - Wimmer-Smith Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.wwiimemorial.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Mark Jensen, The Washington Observer, www.newspapers.com - Alton Evening Telegraph