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Personal info

Full name
WISE, William Howard
Date of birth
20 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Bay Port, Huron County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36547219
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 November 1944
Place of death
Near Bambiderstroff, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 15 14

Immediate family

Members
William E. Wise (father)
Mildred M. (Stocking) Wise (mother)
Walter Wise (brother)
Esther W. Wise (sister)
Wanda M. Wise (sister)
Dolores G. Wise (sister)
Roberta J. Wise (sister)
Richard J. Wise (brother
Eunice B. Wise (sister)
Marie (Ballard) Wise (wife)

More information

Pfc William H. Wise was employed at the Ford Motor Co. when he was enlisted on 13 February 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card files / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Emmanuel Vincent/Randy