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Personal info

Full name
FINCH, Willis Leroy
Date of birth
30 December 1913
Age
30
Place of birth
Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
New Albany, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33024175
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 October 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 8 45

Immediate family

Members
Charles A. Finch (father)
Emily D. (Hibbard) Finch (mother)
Thelma M. Finch (sister)
Gertrude Finch (sister)
Roy Finch (brother)
Vernon C. Finch (brother)
Doris B. Finch (sister)

More information

Sgt Willis L. Finch enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 21 April 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Sayre Evening Times

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos