PFC. Buser, Wilbur Stanley
Service number: 33926526
Age: 25
Born: October 21, 1919, New Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown: Steelton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Family:
Harry Wells Buser (father) not found on find a grave
Della M. (nee Hartz) Buser (mother)
Melvin E. Buser (brother)
Rose Gertrude (nee Leo) Buser (wife)
Grandparents:
John Thomas Buser memorial #11149153
Mary Elizabeth (nee Rhoads) Buser memorial #11149159
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: December 23, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Saint-Vith, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Just north of the Wiesenbach road, High ground southeast of St. Vith, Belgium
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 8, Grave 36
Cemetery: American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Date of enlistment: March 22, 1944, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Other information: The following is from the 7th Armored Division archives
He trained at Fort McClellan, Alabama and Fort Meade, Maryland. He was sent overseas in September 1944.
PFC. Buser was killed by shot wounds in the chest and legs.
He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 1 February 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on July 31, 1948.
PFC. Buser, Wilbur Stanley
Service number: 33926526
Age: 25
Born: October 21, 1919, New Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown: Steelton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Family:
Harry Wells Buser (father) not found on find a grave
Della M. (nee Hartz) Buser (mother)
Melvin E. Buser (brother)
Rose Gertrude (nee Leo) Buser (wife)
Grandparents:
John Thomas Buser memorial #11149153
Mary Elizabeth (nee Rhoads) Buser memorial #11149159
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: December 23, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Saint-Vith, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Just north of the Wiesenbach road, High ground southeast of St. Vith, Belgium
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 8, Grave 36
Cemetery: American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Date of enlistment: March 22, 1944, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Other information: The following is from the 7th Armored Division archives
He trained at Fort McClellan, Alabama and Fort Meade, Maryland. He was sent overseas in September 1944.
PFC. Buser was killed by shot wounds in the chest and legs.
He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 1 February 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on July 31, 1948.
Inscription
PFC 23 INF BN 7 ARMD DIV PENNSYLVANIA
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Pennsylvania.
Family Members
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