Name:
Anton Hagbart Olsen Wilberg
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
16069736
Unit:
99th Infantry Battalion (Separate) (Norwegian)
Date of Death:
1944-09-17
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
G
Row:
8
Grave:
27
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Anton Hagbart Olsen Wilberg was born on July 23, 1901, in Jevnaker, Jevnaker Kommune, Oppland Fylke, Norway. He emigrated to Chicago on May 4, 1928, and enlisted in the US Army on Apr 7, 1942. He served in the 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate) as a Private First Class during World War II. PFC Wilberg was killed in battle during the Canal Drive in September 1944 liberation of Belgian Limburg. He is now buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.