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WILLOWS, Wilba Merle - Date of
birth
10 January 1912 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Glerio, New Mexico -
Hometown
Lewis County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37611658 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Battery,
Division Artillery,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 11 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Clarence E. Willows (father)
Maude M. (Schenck) Willows (mother)
Buela M. Willows (sister)
Claude L. Willows (brother)
James P. Willows (brother)
Daisy M. (Shipman) Willows (wife)
More information
T/5 Wilba M. Willows was employed as an electrician.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920 Census / 1940 Census / Karla K. Wolfmeyer Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Joyce Dehner - cousin