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WANAMAKER, Paul - Date of
birth
22 August 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Oradell, Bergen County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Bergen County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32771368 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Supply Officer -
Unit
HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
17 April 1945 - Place of
death
Mühlberg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
George K. Wanamaker (father)
Barbara Wanamaker (mother)
George K. Wanamaker (brother)
Richard Wanamaker (twin brother)
Robert Wanamaker (twin brother)
Evelyn H. (Farrar) Wanamaker (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Paul Wanamaker graduated from Hackensack High School and was employed by the National Cylinder and Gas Company in Union City.He enlisted in March 1943 and was sent overseas in October 1944.
He was taken prisoner and died in Stalag IV-B.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://106thinfdivassn.org, www.newspapers.com - The Record - 16 February 1945, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Record - 16 February 1945