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WILKES, Wilbur Atwood - Date of
birth
2 July 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon -
Hometown
Marion County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39328513 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
395th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
16 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 39 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Clair N. Wilkes (father)
Hazel J. (Atwood) Wilkes (mother)
Stanley N. Wilkes (brother)
Carolyn J. Wilkes (sister)
Kathleen S. Wilkes (sister)
More information
Wilbur Wilkes attended Corvallis High School and graduated from Salem High School and then worked and studied for a time in Portland.
Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Family Trees, www.newspaper.com - Corvallis Gazette
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Salem High School Yearbook 1942, www.newspapers.com - Corvallis Gazette-Times