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Personal info

Full name
POPE, William Wetsel
Date of birth
21 February 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Shattuck, Ellis County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Adair County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37722467
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 December 1944
Place of death
Near Dillingen / Saar, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 4 20

Immediate family

Members
Curty W. Pope (father)
Etha M. (Wiedenkofer) Pope (mother)
Velma O. (Cassady) Pope (sister)
Opal M. (Parker) Pope (sister)

More information

S/Sgt William W. Pope was a mining-machine operator before he enlisted.

He enlisted in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 17 September 1943.

He was first buried at Block GG, Row 4, Grave 86.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Olson Welborn Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com