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MICHAEL, Wesley Warren - Date of
birth
27 July 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
West Virginia -
Hometown
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33199543 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the Gentingen / Roth or Obersgegen vicinity, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Samuel D. Michael (father)
Mary F. (Westfall) Michael (mother)
Delfie L. Michael (sister)
Oliver A. Michael (brother)
John F. Michael (brother)
Clemie E. Michael (sister)
George Michael (brother)
Richard P. Michael (brother)
Samuel V. Michael (brother)
Lessie A. Michael (sister)
Emma M. (Schurg) Michael (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Wesley W. Michael enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 4 May 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920 Census / Haynes Family Tree, AAR 53rd AIB July 44 thru May 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten