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Wooster Hiram Edwin

Monuments

Rock Force Memorial

 

Name:
Hiram Edwin Wooster
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
32009117
Unit:
503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1945-02-17
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines
Plot:
N
Row:
4
Grave:
43
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:

Hiram Edwin Wooster was born on June 14, 1911 in Walden, New York. He served in the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment as a Private First Class during World War II. PFC Wooster was Killed in Action on February 17, 1945 at the age of 33, during the battle for the recapture of Corregidor, Philippines against the defending Japanese garrison on the island. He is now buried in the Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.