RANGERS Wood, Virgil Howard

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Wood ​

• FORENAME

Virgil Howard​

• UNIT

1 Ranger Bn (Company D) ​

• RANK

Corporal ​

• NUMBER

20704921 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

18th May 1945 ​

• AGE

23​

• GRAVESITE

Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium Plot C Row 4 Grave 43 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Des Moines County, Iowa​

born 17.01.1922 Cobden, Minnesota, USA​

father Joseph Jennings Wood (1901-1966)​

mother Bessie Mathilda (nee Salisbury) Wood (1903-1981)​

4 years high school​

1939 graduated Urbandale High School​

civil occupation semiskilled driver​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

Iowa National Guard​

10.02.1941 entered service Des Moines, Iowa​

Next of kin - Father. Mr. Joe J. Wood, 4100-68th Street, Des Moines, Iowa​

POW​

died Germany (non battle) (due plane crash whilst being evacuated from German POW Camp)​

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