Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Wilbur Everett Acheson.
Unit/Placed in, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division” Blue and Gray”.
Wilbur was born approx. on Dec. 26, 1910 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Father, George T. Acheson.
Mother, Mary Acheson.
Half-brothers, Elmer B., Howard, Scott C., Floyd S. and Roy T. Acheson.
Stepbrother, Carl Slavern.
Wife, Eugina S. Acheson.
Wilbur entered the service from Florida with service number # O-1319390.
Wilbur E. Acheson was a First Lieutenant (Platoonleader 1e Battalion, C-Company)in the 115th Infantry Regiment
Wilbur was KIA at Julich(area), Germany, on Dec. 8, 1944, and he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Wilbur is buried at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten,
Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.
Thanks to http://www.29infantrydivision.org/
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
