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Personal info

Full name
WILKINS, Claude Estel
Date of birth
27 May 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Marion, Edwards County, Illinois
Hometown
Kane County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36780558
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 September 1944
Place of death
Near Schevenhutte, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 7 22

Immediate family

Members
Wilburn F. Wilkins (father)
Mary M. Wilkins (mother)
Roxie E. Wilkins (sister)
Etta L. Wilkins (sister)
Viola C. Wilkins (sister)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet