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Edwin L. Willbarger

Captain Army World War II

Army
Army
Captain
Captain
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Captain
Unit
52nd Medical Batallion
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
1942 – 1945
Date of Birth
03/14/1914
Date of Death
05/20/1994
Hometown
Hilliard, Ohio 43026, OH
Awards & Decorations
Meritorious Service Unit Award, American Defense Service Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 Battle Stars, 1 Bronze Arrowhead
Burial Location
Sunset - West Broad St. Columbus, Ohio
Monument Paver
Yes — Section E
Overseas Service
Africa; Sicily; Italy; France; Belgium; Rhineland; Germany
Township (entering service)
Hilliard, Ohio 43026
Township (current / at death)
Allen
Church
Methodist
School
West High School and OSU College of Pharmacy
Record Authenticated
No

Biography

Overseas service: Africa; Sicily; Italy; France; Belgium; Rhineland; Germany. Church: Methodist. School: West High School and OSU College of Pharmacy. Serial #0411331; entered into active duty on 03/05/1941 from Columbus, Ohio; 2 years, 6 months, and 11 days of foreign service; served iin the following battles: Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, southern France, Rhineland; honorable discharge on 02/19/1946 from Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania

Source: No DD-214 found in Union Co. Recorder's Office as of 12/27/2007