Name:
Alvin Fredric Wachlin
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
480815
Unit:
4th Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
Plot:
Cedar Hill Section
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Alvin Fredric Wachlin was born on October 31, 1921, in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois. He was the son of Frederick C. Wachlin and Mabel E. Timms Wachlin.
He served in Company D, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.