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FIELDS, Wilbur T - Date of
birth
4 March 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Ponoma, Los Angeles County, California -
Hometown
Belmar, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32956796 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Cook -
Unit
Service Company,
2nd Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
5 February 1945 - Place of
death
Between Udenbreth, Germany and Vielsalm, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 5 | 58 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lorna Fields (wife)
Robert Hockett (son)
Marjorie M. (Zaborney) Fields (daughter)
More information
Pfc Wilbur T. Fields was a hotel manager before he enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 25 August 1943.He was sitting in the back of a truck when somehow a wrecked friendly tank, towed by a recovery vehicle incidentally turned the turret, hitting the men, sitting in the back of the truck. Four other men were also killed during this incident, Michael F. Matysak, Howard W. Morrison, Charles P. Ricotta, Sidney W. Samuels.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com, 1940 Census US, www.ancestry.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.fold3.com, Peter Schouteten