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Personal info

Full name
SPESERT, Willis Earl
Date of birth
19 December 1908
Age
35
Place of birth
Fortuna, Humboldt County, California
Hometown
Chico, Butte County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35391766
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
12 November 1944
Place of death
Saint-Médard, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 26 54

Immediate family

Members
Willis M. Spesert (father)
Jecca P. (Lipscomb) Spesert (mother)
Gertrude M. Spesert (sister)
Almeda R. Spesert (sister)
Lucille I. Spesert (sister)
Lee F. Spesert (brother)
Mary M. Spesert (sister)
Leonard F. Spesert (brother)
Helen T. Spesert (sister)
Nina M. Spesert (sister)
Marguetta J. Spesert (sister)
Howard A. Spesert (brother)
Alta (Moore) Spesert (1st wife)
Veva A. (Davis) Spesert (2nd wife)
Evelyn Spesert (3rd wife)

More information

Pfc Willis E. Spesert was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930 Census, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Adriana

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