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WOLCOTT, Carroll J - Date of
birth
19 August 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Grant, Portage County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36252785 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
9 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Limey, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 14 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
Floyd S. Wolcott (father)
Winifred V. (Gageby) Wolcott (mother)
Charles F. Wolcott (brother)
Leon M. Wolcott (brother)
Laverne V. Wolcott (brother)
Boyd Wolcott (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Carroll J. Wolcott graduated from Bancroft High School and worked on the family farm before he enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 24 July 1942. He was sent overseas in June 1944.He was seriously wounded in action on 7 September and evacuated to the 305th Medical Clearing Station that was stationed in Limey at that time.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Love Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy/Jonelle, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Tribune