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Personal info

Full name
WYLAND, James Edward
Date of birth
18 August 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Spangler, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36542196
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Niedergeckler-Geichlingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 10 11

Immediate family

Members
Albert P.Wyland (father)
Mary E. (Dolan) Wyland (mother)
Lawrence F. Wyland (brother)
Alice C. Wyland (sister)
Justina B. Wyland (sister)
Dechantel Wyland (sister)
Constance N. Wyland (sister)
Albert P. Wyland (brother)

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records, AAR 53rd AIB July 44 thru May 1945

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com, - LuxAmCem