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WOOD, Frederick D - Date of
birth
2 September 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Iron, Crawford County, Missouri -
Hometown
Courtois, Crawford County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37187826 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the woods near Berg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 26 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Richard R. Wood (father)
Anna (Henslee) Wood (mother)
Walter E. Wood (brother)
Herman C. Wood (brother)
Hyle R. Wood (brother)
Roselle Wood (sister)
Jennie P. Wood (sister)
More information
Pfc Frederick D. Wood enlisted on 10 June 1942.Frederick was MIA after his company attacked pillboxes near the Siegfried Line in the area between Berg and Worth am Rhein, Germany. His remains were found and disinterred from a mass grave containing eighteen bodies. The fighting took place in that area around 19 December 1944 and that was the time that the 313th Infantry Regiment Company G attacked the pillboxes in the woods near Berg. It is assumed that Frederick D. Wood was buried sometime in january 1945. One identification tag was found around deceased's neck. He was buried by Russian Prisoners of War. The grave was marked with an iron pole with a American steel helmet on it. Frederick remains were brought to the cemetery of Neuville en Condroz on 5 December 1946.
His 3 brothers also fought in WWII.
Source of information: Ronny en Carla Dreesen - Vankerkom, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: Ronny en Carla Dreesen - Vankerkom