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Personal info

Full name
WOOLBRIGHT, Wilbur Floyd
Date of birth
6 November 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Brush Lake, Cross County, Arkansas
Hometown
Cross County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
14039599
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Poteau, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 2 44

Immediate family

Members
James P. Woolbright (father)
Eva J. (Smith) Woolbright (mother)
Delphia Woolbright (sister)
Cora L. Woolbright (sister)
Ellis D. Woolbright (brother)
Elzie Woolbright (sister)
Mamie Woolbright (sister)
Edna C. Woolbright (sister)
James H. Woolbright (brother)
Marshall Woolbright (brother)
Mary J. (Bolin) Woolbright (wife)

More information

Sgt Wilbur F. Woolbright worked on a farm before he enlisted in Montgomery, Alabama on 31 December 1940.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos