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Personal info

Full name
WILMOTH, Garland Thomas
Date of birth
27 December 1910
Age
33
Place of birth
Jackson County, Tennessee
Hometown
Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34286160
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 October 1944
Place of death
Near Remoncourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 4 50

Immediate family

Members
Lewis C. Wilmoth (father)
Minerva M. (Smith) Wilmoth (mother)
Carlos B. Wilmoth (brother)
Arthur J. Wilmoth (brother)
Ella P. Wilmoth (sister)
Mary B. Wilmoth (sister)
William H. Wilmoth (brother)
Lottie M. Wilmoth (sister)

More information

Pvt Garland T. Wilmoth worked on his own farm before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 12 June 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Allen Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy