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Personal info

Full name
DODSON, Wilbur Henry
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Ravana, Mercer County, Missouri
Hometown
Princetown, Mercer County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37139137
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 9 91

Immediate family

Members
Otie C. Dodson (father)
Carrie Dodson (mother)
James W. Dodson (brother)
Hobert C. Dodson (brother)
Elmer W. Dodson (brother)
Wilma A. Dodson (sister)

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

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