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Personal info

Full name
WILMER, William L
Date of birth
28 March 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Forks of Buffalo, Amherst County, Virginia
Hometown
Covington, Allegheny County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33215745
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bennwihr-Sigolsheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 6 9

Immediate family

Members
Tilton A. Wilmer (father)
Laura V. Wilmer (mother)
Henry B. Wilmer (brother)
James G. Wilmer (brother)
Alonzo J. Wilmer (brother)
Maggie Wilmer (sister)
John H. Wilmer (brother)
Jasper Wilmer (brother)
Sissie Wilmer (sister)
Thelma L. Wilmer (sister)
Alma B. Wilmer (sister)
Hazel M. Wilmer (sister)
Virginia E. (Lockhart) Wilmer (wife)

More information

Sgt William L. Wilmer was employed by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. before he enlisted in Roanoke, Virginia on 27 October 1942.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal postumously for his actions on the day of his death.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Daryl Lawson