US PARAS Kersey, Wilburn Max

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Kersey ​

• FORENAME

Wilburn Max ​

• UNIT

517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E) ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

38343892 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

18th October 1944 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

City of Lubbock Cemetery, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas Block 34 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Cochran County, Texas​

born 18.2.1924, Collin County, Texas, USA​

father George Dewey Kersey (1899-1953)​

mother Maude Mary (nee Fincher) Kersey (1902-1989)​

grammar school education​

civil occupation Farm Hand​

employed by G.E. Kersey​

resided Morton, Cochran County, Texas (draft card)​

30.06.1942 draft card Morton, Texas​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

26.04.1943 entered service Lubbock, Texas​

died (non battle) South France ​

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