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WILT, Albert Franklin - Date of
birth
16 April 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33508004 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Grémevey, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 25 | 82 |
Immediate family
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Members
George A. Wilt (father)
Catherine H. Wilt (mother)
Paul H. Wilt (brother)
Dick Wilt (brother)
Carla Wilt (sister)
Grace M. Wilt (sister)
June M. Wilt (sister)
Marian E. (Snyder) Wilt (wife)
More information
Pfc Albert F. Wilt attended high school for four years before he enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 23 April 1943. He was sent overseas in February 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Jane M. Young, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – The Selinsgrove times tribune Pennsylvania 2 November 1944, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.wwiimemorial.com – Jane M. Young