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Personal info

Full name
WIDIGER, Theran Lee
Date of birth
27 April 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38464721
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 19 21

Immediate family

Members
Theodore O. Widiger (father)
Emelie H. (Maeirt) Widiger (mother)
Athena B. Widiger (sister)
Theodore H. Widiger (brother)
Helen L (Hinds) Widiger (wife)
Robert L. Widiger (son)

More information

Pvt Theran L. Widiger graduated from Central High School in 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was employed as the Assistant Athletic Director at his alma mater.

The exact location where he was wounded in action and the location of his death is not known.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Sigler Family Tree, WWII Draft Card, 1940 Census

Photo source: http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com - US School Yearbook 1939, Central High School Yearbook 1943