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Personal info

Full name
WAHRER, William Frederick Jr
Date of birth
5 February 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
Hometown
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37466479
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 March 1945
Place of death
Near Kaiserslautern, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 15 62

Immediate family

Members
William F. Wahrer Sr. (father)
Antonia A. (Bauer) Wahrer (mother)
Marcia F. Wahrer (sister)
Ruth C. (Hutchins) Wahrer (wife)

More information

Pfc William F. Wahrer attended Roosevelt High School and was employed at the W C Hoffman Army Recruiting Service.

He was sent overseas on 4 August 1944 and saw combat for the first time in November 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://36th-id.frb.io, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Stories Behind the Stars Tree, www.findagrave.com – Coleman, www.newspapers.com – Globe Gazette - 6 April 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Len, www.newspapers.com – Globe Gazette - 6 April 1945