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WILKINS, Alvin Kendall - Date of
birth
6 October 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland -
Hometown
Wicomico County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33949160 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Honnef, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Gladys M. (Evans) Wilkins (wife)
Robert K. Wilkins (son)
More information
Pvt Alkin K. Wilkins worked on a farm before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 16 June 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper, Richard Blunk, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet