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WOFFORD, Paul Oscar - Date of
birth
10 May 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia -
Hometown
Jefferson County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-380660 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
354th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sankt Goar, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 10 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
James D. Wofford (father)
Hattie E. (Braselton) Wofford (mother)
James D. Wofford (brother)
Hoyt R. Wofford (brother)
Ralph B. Wofford (brother)
Mary E. Wofford (sister)
George T. Wofford (brother)
Bobby R. Wofford (brother)
Billy E. Wofford (brother)
Sylvelin E. (Rainey) Wofford (wife)
Susan Wofford (daughter)
Mary Wofford (daughter)
More information
Capt Paul O. Wofford graduated from Arlington High School in 1934 and graduated from Texas A&M College in 1940.While crossing the Rhine in a boat, on 26 March 1945, the boat was hit in the middle by a 20mm shell. The boat exploded and most of the men in it, were killed or drowned.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015, www.newspapers.com - Fort Worth Star-Telegram 17 May 1945, http://www.89infdivww2.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten - www.findagrave.com - Mark Kitchell