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WIGGINS, Frank Harlan - Date of
birth
28 May 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Akron, Summit County, Ohio -
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35282198 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 April 1945 - Place of
death
Southern sector of the Ruhr pocket, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles H. Wiggins (father)
Pearl T. Wiggins (mother)
Clarence E. Wiggins (brother)
Cloyd Wiggins (brother)
Gleneva (Potter) Wiggins (wife)
More information
Pvt Frank H. Wiggins attended high school for 2 years and formerly worked at the Motor Cargo Co.He enlisted at Camp Perry, Lacarne, Ohio on 14 January 1942. He had fought through the African deserts in his almost three years of duty overseas. He had recovered from foot wounds received in France early in the war and had returned safely to his outfit after being on the missing list for three months, following a battle in Germany in December.
When Pvt Wiggins last wrote his wife Gleneva, shortly before his death he told her of cooking meals in the kitchen of a German house. "I've been up for furlough for some time", he wrote happily. Before he was killed he wrote his wife, "Peggy, I think it will soon be over and we can be together again".
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, Erwin Derhaag, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Marriage Record, www.9thinfantrydivision.net, Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio), WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio)