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Personal info

Full name
RISLEY, Warren Percy
Date of birth
28 May 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Bear Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Hillpoint, Sauk County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36274929
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vittonville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 2 14

Immediate family

Members
Harrison A. Risley (father)
Alma (Gonsolin) Risley (mother)
Doreen Risley (sister)
Virgil Risley (brother)
Harry Risley (brother)
Phillis Risley (brother)
Norma Risley (sister)
Mavis Risley (sister)

More information

Pvt Warren P. Risley worked on a farm.

He enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 14 October 1942. He was sent overseas in April 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Dobrowski Family Tree / endavey, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - Dobrowsky Family Tree / endavey, Wisconsin State Journal - 19 October 1944