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S/Sgt. Leroy W. Wilder

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S/Sgt. Leroy W. Wilder

Birth
Orleans, Humboldt County, California, USA
Death
3 Jan 1943 (aged 23)
Burial
Orleans, Humboldt County, California, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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KIA with the 303rd Bomb Group / 358th Bomb Squadron. B-17 was hit by enemy fighters and ditched in the Bay of Biscay. LeRoy's present-day relatives still have the telegram that his father, Albert Robert Wilder, received in Orleans, stating that LeRoy was missing in action.
KIA with the 303rd Bomb Group / 358th Bomb Squadron. B-17 was hit by enemy fighters and ditched in the Bay of Biscay. LeRoy's present-day relatives still have the telegram that his father, Albert Robert Wilder, received in Orleans, stating that LeRoy was missing in action.



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  • Created by: GLM
  • Added: May 13, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37056874/leroy_w-wilder: accessed ), memorial page for S/Sgt. Leroy W. Wilder (2 Nov 1919–3 Jan 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37056874, citing Orleans Cemetery, Orleans, Humboldt County, California, USA; Maintained by GLM (contributor 46760017).