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WROTEN, Elwood Merrel - Date of
birth
6 September 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Cabell County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35777603 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 October 1944 - Place of
death
Jeanménil, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 38 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
John W. Wroten (father)
Dora B. (Simmons) Wroten (mother)
Earnest Wroten (brother)
John W. Wroten (brother)
Marie B. Wroten (sister)
Noah O. Wroten (brother)
Shirley Wroten (sister)
Anna Wroten (sister)
Mary L. Wroten (sister)
Fred M. Wroten (brother)
Lucille W. Wroten (wife)
More information
Pvt Elwood M. Wroten enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 27 November 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com - Algeo
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy