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CPL Willis Harry Purdy

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CPL Willis Harry Purdy

Birth
Wisconsin, USA
Death
3 Sep 1950 (aged 31)
South Korea
Burial
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Pierce County, Washington, USA Add to Map
Plot
SEC 4, ROW E, PLOT 40
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CPL Willis Harry Purdy
2nd Engineer Combat Battalion
D CO
Army
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: September 3, 1950
Service Number: RA06567372
Born: March 15, 1919
Home Or Place Of Enlistment Superior, Wisconsin
Location Or Battle Zone: Naktong Bulge
Burial Location Fort Lewis Post Cemetery

Corporal Purdy was a member of the 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 3, 1950. Originally from Wisconsin, enlisted in Washington state.
CPL Willis Harry Purdy
2nd Engineer Combat Battalion
D CO
Army
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: September 3, 1950
Service Number: RA06567372
Born: March 15, 1919
Home Or Place Of Enlistment Superior, Wisconsin
Location Or Battle Zone: Naktong Bulge
Burial Location Fort Lewis Post Cemetery

Corporal Purdy was a member of the 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 3, 1950. Originally from Wisconsin, enlisted in Washington state.

Inscription

Washington
Cpl 2 Engr C Bn
2 Inf Division
World War II
Korea


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