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Personal info

Full name
BONSER, Wilbur Ernest
Date of birth
11 August 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Spokane, Washington
Hometown
Spokane County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39381606
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
22 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schierke-Braunlage, Harz Mountains, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 11 10

Immediate family

Members
Forest B. Bonser (father)
Helena B. (Schnupper) Bonser (mother)
Jean E. Bonser (sister)
Max B. Bonser (brother)
Lauriel O. (Miller) Bonser (wife)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Birth Record / 1930 Census, www.history.army.mil, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet