KIA WWII
Anti Tank Company
335th Infantry Regiment
84th Division
Wilbur S Able in the U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Wilbur S Able
Cemetery Name: Virginia
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service branch: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Service number: 33445748
He was son of his father's first wife who d. in 1910 when he was abt. 4 yrs. old.
Private First Class Wilbur Sidney Abel, USA
Service # 33445748
Wilbur Sidney Abel (often spelled Able) was born June 6, 1906 in Stafford County, Virginia, to Miles Abel (1875-1925) and Anna Sidney Keyes (1876-1910). Wilbur's delayed birth certificate indicates a January 7, 1907 date of birth but all other sources reflect a 1906 birth. Miles was a farmer but also worked as a railroad brakeman. Anna died in 1910 and Miles eventually remarried. Wilbur married Elva Florence Shaver (1907-1998) in 1924 and they had two sons, Gordon Winfred (1925-1975) and Vernon Eugene (1933-2018). After Wilbur and Elva divorced in 1939 he married Dorothy Frances Hall (1909-1966) in 1941. At the time Wilbur was living in Falls Church, Virginia, and working as a machine operator in Washington, D.C.
Wilbur registered for the draft in 1940 and entered the Army at Charlottesville, Virginia, on December 7, 1942 (one year to the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor). He joined the 84th Infantry Division, known as the Lincoln Division or Railsplitters, and was assigned to the Anti-Tank Company of the 335th Infantry Regiment. After service in World War I the 84th had been reactivated in October 1942 at Camp Howze north of Dallas, Texas. In October 1944 the division arrived in England and the first elements landed in France on November 1. Initially assigned to support the British Second Army the 84th moved into Holland before entering combat for the first time on November 18 with an attack on Geilenkirchen, Germany, as part of a larger offensive in the Roer Valley north of Aachen. On November 23 the 84th was transferred to the United States Ninth Army, XIII Corps, and over the next several weeks was heavily engaged, capturing Wurm and Mullendorf on December 18. Two days earlier the Germans had unleashed their winter offensive through the Ardennes in Belgium (known as the Battle of the Bulge). In response the 84th started moving into Belgium and as this transpired Wilbur was mortally wounded by German artillery on December 19. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
Interred in a temporary American cemetery, Wilbur's remains were returned to the United States after World War II. He was buried in National Memorial Park in West Falls Church, Virginia. In 1966 his widow Dorothy passed away and was buried next to him. Also buried nearby are Wilbur's brother Clayton Hugh (1904-1967) and his sister Ola Abel Payne (1906-1996).
Private First Class Wilbur Sidney Abel, we thank you for your service and sacrifice. You are not forgotten.
This story is part of the Stories Behind the Stars project (see www.storiesbehindthestars.org). This is a national effort of volunteers to write the stories of all 400,000 of the US WWII fallen saved on Together We Served and Fold3. Can you help write these stories? These stories will be accessible via a smartphone app at any war memorial or cemetery. If you noticed anything wrong in this profile or have additional information to contribute to it, please contact me at [email protected] or [email protected]
Anti Tank Company
335th Infantry Regiment
84th Division
Wilbur S Able in the U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Wilbur S Able
Cemetery Name: Virginia
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service branch: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Service number: 33445748
He was son of his father's first wife who d. in 1910 when he was abt. 4 yrs. old.
Private First Class Wilbur Sidney Abel, USA
Service # 33445748
Wilbur Sidney Abel (often spelled Able) was born June 6, 1906 in Stafford County, Virginia, to Miles Abel (1875-1925) and Anna Sidney Keyes (1876-1910). Wilbur's delayed birth certificate indicates a January 7, 1907 date of birth but all other sources reflect a 1906 birth. Miles was a farmer but also worked as a railroad brakeman. Anna died in 1910 and Miles eventually remarried. Wilbur married Elva Florence Shaver (1907-1998) in 1924 and they had two sons, Gordon Winfred (1925-1975) and Vernon Eugene (1933-2018). After Wilbur and Elva divorced in 1939 he married Dorothy Frances Hall (1909-1966) in 1941. At the time Wilbur was living in Falls Church, Virginia, and working as a machine operator in Washington, D.C.
Wilbur registered for the draft in 1940 and entered the Army at Charlottesville, Virginia, on December 7, 1942 (one year to the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor). He joined the 84th Infantry Division, known as the Lincoln Division or Railsplitters, and was assigned to the Anti-Tank Company of the 335th Infantry Regiment. After service in World War I the 84th had been reactivated in October 1942 at Camp Howze north of Dallas, Texas. In October 1944 the division arrived in England and the first elements landed in France on November 1. Initially assigned to support the British Second Army the 84th moved into Holland before entering combat for the first time on November 18 with an attack on Geilenkirchen, Germany, as part of a larger offensive in the Roer Valley north of Aachen. On November 23 the 84th was transferred to the United States Ninth Army, XIII Corps, and over the next several weeks was heavily engaged, capturing Wurm and Mullendorf on December 18. Two days earlier the Germans had unleashed their winter offensive through the Ardennes in Belgium (known as the Battle of the Bulge). In response the 84th started moving into Belgium and as this transpired Wilbur was mortally wounded by German artillery on December 19. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
Interred in a temporary American cemetery, Wilbur's remains were returned to the United States after World War II. He was buried in National Memorial Park in West Falls Church, Virginia. In 1966 his widow Dorothy passed away and was buried next to him. Also buried nearby are Wilbur's brother Clayton Hugh (1904-1967) and his sister Ola Abel Payne (1906-1996).
Private First Class Wilbur Sidney Abel, we thank you for your service and sacrifice. You are not forgotten.
This story is part of the Stories Behind the Stars project (see www.storiesbehindthestars.org). This is a national effort of volunteers to write the stories of all 400,000 of the US WWII fallen saved on Together We Served and Fold3. Can you help write these stories? These stories will be accessible via a smartphone app at any war memorial or cemetery. If you noticed anything wrong in this profile or have additional information to contribute to it, please contact me at [email protected] or [email protected]
KIA WWII
Anti Tank Company
335th Infantry Regiment
84th Division
Wilbur S Able in the U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Wilbur S Able
Cemetery Name: Virginia
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service branch: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Service number: 33445748
He was son of his father's first wife who d. in 1910 when he was abt. 4 yrs. old.
Private First Class Wilbur Sidney Abel, USA
Service # 33445748
Wilbur Sidney Abel (often spelled Able) was born June 6, 1906 in Stafford County, Virginia, to Miles Abel (1875-1925) and Anna Sidney Keyes (1876-1910). Wilbur's delayed birth certificate indicates a January 7, 1907 date of birth but all other sources reflect a 1906 birth. Miles was a farmer but also worked as a railroad brakeman. Anna died in 1910 and Miles eventually remarried. Wilbur married Elva Florence Shaver (1907-1998) in 1924 and they had two sons, Gordon Winfred (1925-1975) and Vernon Eugene (1933-2018). After Wilbur and Elva divorced in 1939 he married Dorothy Frances Hall (1909-1966) in 1941. At the time Wilbur was living in Falls Church, Virginia, and working as a machine operator in Washington, D.C.
Wilbur registered for the draft in 1940 and entered the Army at Charlottesville, Virginia, on December 7, 1942 (one year to the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor). He joined the 84th Infantry Division, known as the Lincoln Division or Railsplitters, and was assigned to the Anti-Tank Company of the 335th Infantry Regiment. After service in World War I the 84th had been reactivated in October 1942 at Camp Howze north of Dallas, Texas. In October 1944 the division arrived in England and the first elements landed in France on November 1. Initially assigned to support the British Second Army the 84th moved into Holland before entering combat for the first time on November 18 with an attack on Geilenkirchen, Germany, as part of a larger offensive in the Roer Valley north of Aachen. On November 23 the 84th was transferred to the United States Ninth Army, XIII Corps, and over the next several weeks was heavily engaged, capturing Wurm and Mullendorf on December 18. Two days earlier the Germans had unleashed their winter offensive through the Ardennes in Belgium (known as the Battle of the Bulge). In response the 84th started moving into Belgium and as this transpired Wilbur was mortally wounded by German artillery on December 19. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
Interred in a temporary American cemetery, Wilbur's remains were returned to the United States after World War II. He was buried in National Memorial Park in West Falls Church, Virginia. In 1966 his widow Dorothy passed away and was buried next to him. Also buried nearby are Wilbur's brother Clayton Hugh (1904-1967) and his sister Ola Abel Payne (1906-1996).
Private First Class Wilbur Sidney Abel, we thank you for your service and sacrifice. You are not forgotten.
This story is part of the Stories Behind the Stars project (see www.storiesbehindthestars.org). This is a national effort of volunteers to write the stories of all 400,000 of the US WWII fallen saved on Together We Served and Fold3. Can you help write these stories? These stories will be accessible via a smartphone app at any war memorial or cemetery. If you noticed anything wrong in this profile or have additional information to contribute to it, please contact me at [email protected] or [email protected]
Anti Tank Company
335th Infantry Regiment
84th Division
Wilbur S Able in the U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Wilbur S Able
Cemetery Name: Virginia
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service branch: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Service number: 33445748
He was son of his father's first wife who d. in 1910 when he was abt. 4 yrs. old.
Private First Class Wilbur Sidney Abel, USA
Service # 33445748
Wilbur Sidney Abel (often spelled Able) was born June 6, 1906 in Stafford County, Virginia, to Miles Abel (1875-1925) and Anna Sidney Keyes (1876-1910). Wilbur's delayed birth certificate indicates a January 7, 1907 date of birth but all other sources reflect a 1906 birth. Miles was a farmer but also worked as a railroad brakeman. Anna died in 1910 and Miles eventually remarried. Wilbur married Elva Florence Shaver (1907-1998) in 1924 and they had two sons, Gordon Winfred (1925-1975) and Vernon Eugene (1933-2018). After Wilbur and Elva divorced in 1939 he married Dorothy Frances Hall (1909-1966) in 1941. At the time Wilbur was living in Falls Church, Virginia, and working as a machine operator in Washington, D.C.
Wilbur registered for the draft in 1940 and entered the Army at Charlottesville, Virginia, on December 7, 1942 (one year to the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor). He joined the 84th Infantry Division, known as the Lincoln Division or Railsplitters, and was assigned to the Anti-Tank Company of the 335th Infantry Regiment. After service in World War I the 84th had been reactivated in October 1942 at Camp Howze north of Dallas, Texas. In October 1944 the division arrived in England and the first elements landed in France on November 1. Initially assigned to support the British Second Army the 84th moved into Holland before entering combat for the first time on November 18 with an attack on Geilenkirchen, Germany, as part of a larger offensive in the Roer Valley north of Aachen. On November 23 the 84th was transferred to the United States Ninth Army, XIII Corps, and over the next several weeks was heavily engaged, capturing Wurm and Mullendorf on December 18. Two days earlier the Germans had unleashed their winter offensive through the Ardennes in Belgium (known as the Battle of the Bulge). In response the 84th started moving into Belgium and as this transpired Wilbur was mortally wounded by German artillery on December 19. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
Interred in a temporary American cemetery, Wilbur's remains were returned to the United States after World War II. He was buried in National Memorial Park in West Falls Church, Virginia. In 1966 his widow Dorothy passed away and was buried next to him. Also buried nearby are Wilbur's brother Clayton Hugh (1904-1967) and his sister Ola Abel Payne (1906-1996).
Private First Class Wilbur Sidney Abel, we thank you for your service and sacrifice. You are not forgotten.
This story is part of the Stories Behind the Stars project (see www.storiesbehindthestars.org). This is a national effort of volunteers to write the stories of all 400,000 of the US WWII fallen saved on Together We Served and Fold3. Can you help write these stories? These stories will be accessible via a smartphone app at any war memorial or cemetery. If you noticed anything wrong in this profile or have additional information to contribute to it, please contact me at [email protected] or [email protected]
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