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PERRIGO, Woodrow R - Date of
birth
19 June 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Missouri -
Hometown
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37746575 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Wermutshausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 46 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Andrew J. Perrigo (father)
Stella C. (Roberts) Perrigo (mother)
Blanche F. Perrigo (sister)
John M. Perrigo (brother)
Velma L. Perrigo (sister)
Gilbert A. Perrigo (brother)
Thomas E. Perrigo (brother)
Sylvia O. Perrigo (sister)
Mary K. Perrigo (sister)
Wilbur M. Perrigo (brother)
Ila L. (Morris) Perrigo (wife)
Peggy Perrigo (daughter)
More information
Pfc Woodrow R. Perrigo attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 20 June 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen - Company's / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Earl L. Todd Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Loren Bender
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - V. Raines