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Personal info

Full name
HANNA, Wilbert David
Date of birth
21 April 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Midland, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33304495
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Aegidienberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 12 61

Immediate family

Members
Louise M. (Beynon) Hanna (wife)
Patricia J. Hanna (daughter)
Richard D. Hanna (son)

More information

Pfc Wilbert D. Hanna enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 19 September 1942.
He was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph 18 April 1945