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WIBBLER, Floyd Edward - Date of
birth
13 August 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Holland, Dubois County, Indiana -
Hometown
Dubois, Dubois County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35114499 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
16 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bissen, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 4 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elmer B. Wibbler (father)
Esther L. (Wellemeyer) Wibbler (mother)
Dorothy A. Wibbler (sister)
Bernice T. Wibbler (sister)
Robert L. Wibbler (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Floyd E. Wibbler worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 3 July 1942.He was wounded in action by artillery shell fragments and died of his wounds the same day.
He is remembered at the St James Lutheran East Cemetery in Holland, Dubois County, Indiana with a memorial marker.
The family name is also spelled Wibbeler.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, wiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / vicki sackel sprengel