PFC
William Glen Wharton
Aged 23, fallen January 18, 1945
- Unit
- Company K, 222nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 35417417
- Hometown
- Belmont, Ohio
- Date of death
- January 18, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Arlington National Cemetery, Section 34 Site 4427, Arlington, Virginia
Private First Class William Glen Wharton, serial number 35417417, of Belmont, Ohio, served with Company K of the 222nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 18, 1945, at the age of 23. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 34 Site 4427, Arlington, Virginia.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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