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WISMANS, Paul J - Date of
birth
13 January 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Kimberly, Outagamie County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36801740 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near St. Vith, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 15 | 46 |
Immediate family
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Members
Martin J. Wismans (father)
Theodora A. (Lemmers) Wismans (mother)
Dorothy M. Wismans (sister)
Joseph J. Wismans (brother)
Elizabeth L. Wismans (sister)
Clifford G. Wismans (brother)
Mary A. Wismans (sister)
Richard J. Wismans (brother)
Dorothy A. Wismans (wife)
Robert P. Wismans (son)
More information
Sgt Paul J. Wismans graduated from Kimberly High School in 1938 and St Norbert College in 1941. His parents immigrated from Venray, Limburg, Holland in 1912.He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block B, Row 8, Grave 186.
Sgt Wismans is remembered at Holy Name Cemetery in Kimberly, Outagamie County, Wisconsin with a memorial marker.
His brother-in-law, Pfc Charlie E. Cochrane, was reported Missing in Action after His Majesty’s Transport (HMT) Rohna, was sunk on 27 November 1943 off the coast of Béjaïa, Algeria. He is listed on the Tablets of the Missing at the North Africa American Cemetery.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, http://106thinfdivassn.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, St Norbert College 1941, The Journal Times - 24 January 1945, www.findagrave.com - Julie Mofle