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Personal info

Full name
DE VORE, Willard Adams
Date of birth
8 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Blackbird, New Castle County, Delaware
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13044864
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
Near Udenbreth, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 11 62

Immediate family

Members
James W. De Vore (father)
Fannie B. De Vore (mother)
Ruth W. De Vore (sister)
Donald J. De Vore (brother)
Robert V. De Vore (brother)

More information

Pvt Willard A. De Vore enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 16 December 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.ww2-airborne.us, NARA, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Donald Willard DeVore (nephew) - courtesy of Kathy McDermott