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WURST, Paul John - Date of
birth
4 December 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Mount Oliver, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33399151 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 December 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John M. Wurst (father)
Lottie L. Wurst (mother)
Marie T. Wurst (sister)
Theresa M. Wurst (sister)
John H. Wurst (brother)
Francis M. Wurst (brother)
George C. Wurst (brother)
More information
Cpl Paul J. Wurst was employed by the A.M. Byers Co.He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 6 November 1942.
He was engaged to be married with Miss Agnes T. Arnold.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 - 1940 census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph 8 December 1943