Name:
Walter A. Wieland
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
37146959
Unit:
636th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Death:
1944-08-27
State:
Nebraska
Cemetery:
Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France
Plot:
D
Row:
2
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
When Walter A. Wieland was born on May 3, 1913, his father, Christian, was 48 and his mother, Anna, was 42. He had three brothers and eight sisters. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Corporal in the 636th Tank Destroyer Battalion. He entered service in Nebraska. He died on August 27, 1944 during the invasion of southern France. He is now buried at Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.