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Personal info

Full name
WIYGUL, John Glen
Date of birth
21 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Itawamba County, Mississippi
Hometown
Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34924673
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 February 1945
Place of death
Kleinhau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 6 43

Immediate family

Members
John G. Wiygul (father)
Effie (Wallace) Wiygul (mother)
Ruby Wiygul (sister)
William M. Wiygul (brother)
Hermine Wiygul (brother)
Nell Wiygul (sister)
Wiley Wiygul (brother)
Tommie Wiygul (brother)
Sue K. (Perkins) Wiygul (wife)
Billie S. Wiygul (son)
Danny G. Wiygul (son)

More information

Pvt John G. Wiygul enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 24 May 1944.

He was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com -  Headstone and Interment Record / 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census, www.history.army.mil/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet