Name:
Wilbur P. Wofford
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
O-1701268
Unit:
194th Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division
Date of Death:
1944-12-12
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, UK
Plot:
D
Row:
3
Grave:
38
Decoration:
Comments:
Wilbur P. Wofford, aged 25, was born on March 29, 1919 in Texas. He served in the 194th Glider Infantry, 17th Airborne Division as a Captain during World War II. Wilbur was one of the 33 service members who were killed on site when a Horsa glider crashed on tookoff on December 12, 1944 at Greenham Common Airbase, England. He is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. He also has a cenotaph located in Plainview Cemetery, Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA.