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Personal info

Full name
WILKON, Thaddeus Anthony
Date of birth
11 November 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36355956
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 February 1945
Place of death
Near Höfen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 11 27

Immediate family

Members
Anthony Wilkon (father)

More information

Pfc Thaddeus A. Wilkon was a bookkeeper and cashier before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 30 June 1942.

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

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet