| Name |
Wildbur, Harlan A. |
| Birth |
5 May 1917 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
WILD.H003 |
| _FGRAVE |
23647641 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, United States Army [1, 2, 3] |
- Entered active service on July 13, 1941. As a Private 1st Class with the 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, entered combat a month after D-Day. Killed in action during hedgerow warfare on July 13, 1943 near St. Lo, France. Awarded The Purple Heart Medal posthumously and otherwise entitled to The American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star, and The WWII Victory Medal. Later, buried with military honors in Stipps Cemetery, Oskaloosa Township, Clay County, Illinois. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903205
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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Harlan A. Wildbur (1917-1944)
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World War II Honoree, Wildbur, Harlan A. (1917-1944)
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13th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
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Harlan A. Wildbur (1917-1944)
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World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
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8th Infantry Division ("Pathfinder"), United States Army
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Harlan A. Wildbur (1917-1944)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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Military Service Ribbons, Wildbur, Harlan A. (1917-1944)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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8th Infantry Division ("Pathfinder"), United States Army
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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United States Army
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
| Death |
20 Jul 1944 |
St. Lo, France  [1, 4] |
| Cause: Killed in Action |
- Killed in action during hedgerow warfare on July 13, 1943 near St. Lo, France
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| Burial |
Stipp Cemetery, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Wildbur, Harlan A.
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Headstone, Wilbur, Harlan A.
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| Person ID |
I43072 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
15 May 2023 |
English
1917 - 1944 (27 years)
