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GEYER, Wilbert Russell - Date of
birth
4 February 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33308449 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
27 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 7 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William H. Geyer (father)
Mary C. (Steele) Geyer (mother)
John M. Geyer (brother)
William G. Geyer (brother)
Esther E. Geyer (sister)
More information
Cpl Wilbert R. Geyer graduated from Peabody High School.He worked for the Union Steel Casting Company in Pittsburgh before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 13 October 1942. He was sent overseas in August 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, After action report 60th Armored Infantry Battalion
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem, www.ancestry.com - Raymond Silvasy, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press 2 February 1945