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Personal info

Full name
PARKER, Wilmont C
Date of birth
5 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Tompkins County, New York

Military service

Service number
42114541
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
East of Erfstadt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 6 51

Immediate family

Members
Charles F. Parker (father)
Clara E. Parker (mother)
Matthew Parker (brother)
Raymond Parker (brother)
Geraldine (Snyder) Parker (wife)
Wilmont Parker (son)
Frederick Parker (son)
Edward E. Parker (son)

More information

PCF Wilmont C. Parker was a chauffeur.

He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 6 April 1944 and went overseas in September, 1944. He was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.archives.gov, www.newspapers.com - The Ithaca Journal

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - The Ithaca Journal