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WYLDES, Howard Parker - Date of
birth
30 May 1910 -
Age
34 -
Place of birth
Mendota, Putnam County, Missouri -
Hometown
Numa, Appanoose County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37673491 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bischwiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 2 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jessie E. Wyldes (father)
Arrilla R. (Patterson) Wyldes (mother)
Sina Wyldes (sister)
Leon Wyldes (brother)
Jesse C. Wyldes (brother)
Anna B. Wyldes (sister)
Percy E. Wyldes (brother)
Rosa L. (Barber) Wyldes (wife)
Howard Wyldes (son)
Donnie L. Wyldes (son)
More information
Pvt Howard P. Wyldes was employed at the Rock Island Rail Road before he enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 19 June 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.
His brother Jesse C. Wyldes is remembered on the Tablets of the Missing at Epinal American Cemetery, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Stone Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Alberta Knotts / Rebecca Calman
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