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Personal info

Full name
WIGINTON, Robert Doster
Date of birth
27 October 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Marion County, Alabama
Hometown
Marion County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34810186
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kommerscheidt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 9 46

Immediate family

Members
Luther Wiginton (father)
Susan A. Wiginton (mother)
Willard O. Wiginton (brother)
William K. Wiginton (brother)
Helen P. Wiginton (sister)
Katharine V. Wiginton (sister)
Denton C. Wiginton (brother)
Calista Wiginton (sister)
Norma L. Wiginton (wife)

More information

Pvt Robert D. Wiginton enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 23 June 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Wigginton/Shiflet Tree / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-SS-Three/USA-SS-Three-III-6.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet