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EWING, Wilbur Richard - Date of
birth
21 July 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio -
Hometown
Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35733750 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 November 1944 - Place of
death
Denting, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 29 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
George H. Ewing (father)
Elizabeth E. (Mooney) Ewing (mother)
George H. Ewing (brother)
Angeline A. Ewing (sister)
Ralph B. Ewing (brother)
John J. Ewing (brother)
James A. Ewing (brother)
More information
Pfc Wilbur R. Ewing enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 6 October 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Eric Ackerman
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