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Personal info

Full name
WINCE, Manuel Braxton
Date of birth
20 February 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Pike, Ritchie County, West Virginia
Hometown
Ritchie County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35745025
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Harvey L. Wince (father)
Cora B. (Morris) Wince (mother)
Carl Wince (brother)
Charles Wince (brother)
Dorothy T. Wince (sister)
Ronald B. Wince (brother)
Harry B. Wince (brother)
Harvey L. Wince (brother)
Donna M. Wince (sister)
Audrey Wince (sister)
Leonard L. Wince (brother)
Harley B. Wince (brother)

More information

Sgt Manuel B. Wince attended high school for four years and was employed at Buckeye Cereal Company.
He enlisted on 2 December at Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. He was one of six brothers fighting for his country.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com, http://99div.com - Checkerboard Newsletter, MIA List, February 2009, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Astrid van Erp