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Personal info

Full name
UNDERWOOD, Wilburn Theo "Jake"
Date of birth
30 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis County, Georgia
Hometown
Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34269379
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Ammunition Bearer
Unit
B Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dornot, at "Horseshoe Woods", France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.

Immediate family

Members
Elton L. Underwood (father)
Mazy P. (Hadden) Underwood (mother)
Ernestine (Thomas) Underwood (wife)
Iva J. Underwood (daughter)
Phyllis D. Underwood (daughter)

More information

Pfc Wilburn T. Underwood enlisted on 16 May 1942 at Fort McPherson, Georgia.

His remains were recovered on 8 July 1988 and were buried at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia on 11 August 1990.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.latimes.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman, www.7tharmddiv.org