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Wiltshire Theodore M.

Name:
Theodore M. Wiltshire
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
39095870
Unit:
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Date of Death:
1944-09-20
State:
Califronia
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands
Plot:
B
Row:
5
Grave:
26
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:

Theodore M. Wiltshire was born in 1921 in Arkansas. He entered the military service in California. Theo served in the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as a Sergeant during World War II. He died on September 20, 1944 and is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. SGT Wiltshire was one of the brave American paratroopers of the 501st Inf who liberated the village of Eerde, The Netherlands from German forces in September 1944.