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Personal info

Full name
MILBY, Walter Dewitt
Date of birth
20 March 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Sangamon, Macon County, Illinois
Hometown
Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
35562136
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division,
1st Platoon - Machine Gun Section
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Machtum, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 16 16

Immediate family

Members
Joseph L. Milby (father)
Ida Milby (mother)
Leslie Milby (brother)
Lizzie Milby (sister)
Joseph Milby (brother)
Franklin Milby (brother)
James Milby (brother)
Leonard Milby (brother)
Elsie Milby (sister)
Bertha Milby (sister)

More information

Pfc Walter D. Milby was employed at the Kingsbury Ordnance.

He enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 10 October 1942.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, Porter County GenWeb, 83rd Infantry Docs - Captain Harry Gravelyn

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Milby Family - courtesy of Debbie Holloman