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WADLEY, Virgil Houston - Date of
birth
13 January 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
St. Louis County, Missouri -
Hometown
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38398870 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
395th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Giessen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 58 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Dewey H. Wadley (father)
Mary E. (Barker) Wadley (mother)
Jack L. Wadley (brother)
Billie J. (Gooch) Wadley (wife)
More information
Pfc Virgil H. Wadley was a checker before he enlisted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 5 February 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Oklahoma City, Central High School 1940, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Oklahoman - 29 August 1942