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Personal info

Full name
WELLS, Redmond Daniel Jr
Date of birth
29 November 1914
Age
29
Place of birth
Wilson County, North Carolina
Hometown
Nash County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
6379958
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of St. Oedenrode, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 7 30

Immediate family

Members
Redmond D. Wells (father)
Aileen (Williams) Wells (mother)

More information

Pvt Redmond D. Wells Jr. enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 29 January 1942.

In St. Oedenrode a plaque can be found with the names of the paratroopers of B Company 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division who gave their lives for the liberation and defense of St. Oedenrode in September 1944.

Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com, www.marketgarden.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Anna