PFC
Wilbur J Roeder
Aged 24, fallen April 26, 1945
- Unit
- Anti-Tank Company, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 36966776
- Hometown
- Cook, Illinois
- Date of death
- April 26, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Tablets of the Missing, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Private First Class Wilbur J Roeder, serial number 36966776, of Cook, Illinois, served with the Anti-Tank Company of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on April 26, 1945, at the age of 24. His name is carved on the Tablets of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
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