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Personal info

Full name
WILLGUS, George M
Date of birth
13 September 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Bergen County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42019401
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 March 1945
Place of death
Near the Rhine between Worms and Hamm, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 9 26

Immediate family

Members
George Willgus (father)
Mary Willgus (mother)
Annabelle Willgus (sister)
Augusta Willgus (sister)
Illa Willgus (sister)
Ethel (Heppel) Willgus (wife)
Craig Willgus (son)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten