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Personal info

Full name
REYNOLDS, Wilford
Date of birth
10 November 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Carr, Jackson County, Indiana
Hometown
Carr, Jackson County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35697959
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bavay, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 8 8

Immediate family

Members
William F. Reynolds (father)
Sarah L. Reynolds (mother)
Raymond Reynolds (brother)
Leslie Reynolds (brother)

More information

Pfc Wilford Reynolds enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 27 February 1943.

He attended high school for 1 year and worked in construction before he enlisted. He landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day.

Pfc Wilford Reynolds was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Fosse, Belgium Block A, Row 7, Grave 126.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Walking the Rows