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WAHL, Irving J - Date of
birth
1 June 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Everett, Snohomish County, Washington -
Hometown
Everett, Snohomish County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39472168 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
6 April 1945 - Place of
death
Southern sector of the Ruhr pocket, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 7 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward Wahl (father)
Dorothy L. (Sholberg) Wahl (mother)
Sydney E. Wahl (brother)
Beatrice V. Wahl (sister)
Theodore E. Wahl (brother)
Josephine V. Wahl (wife)
More information
Pfc Irving J. Wahl graduated from Everett High School in 1930 and attended Washington State Normal College where he played on the basketball team. He enlisted at Fort Lewis, Washington on 22 March 1944.The pictures were taken in high school and college in 1930 and 1932.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Gloria Beymer Check Family Tree, www.9thinfantrydividion.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Everett High School, 1930; Washington State Normal School, 1932