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Personal info

Full name
STICKLER, Willard Percy
Date of birth
19 November 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
St. Helens, Columbia County, Oregon
Hometown
Columbia County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
20935933
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
St. Vith, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 15 62

Immediate family

Members
Percy J. Stickler (father)
Ella R. (Earles) Stickler (mother)
Betty J. Stickler (sister)
Harry Stickler (brother)
Robert Stickler (brother)

More information

Pvt Willard P. Stickler enlisted in St. Helens, Oregon on 16 September 1940.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.ww2-airborne.us

Photo source: Astrid van Erp