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PVT Edward George Wills Jr.

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PVT Edward George Wills Jr.

Birth
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Death
3 Jul 1942 (aged 24)
Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija Province, Central Luzon, Philippines
Burial
Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Memorial ID
38415775 View Source

Headstone only.

Buried at: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri


Edward Wills was a Kentucky National Guardsman called to federal service in 1940. His company was assigned to the
192nd Tank Battalion as D Company. He was reassigned to HQ Company. In December 1941, he was stationed in the Philippines when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. He became a Prisoner of War on April 9, 1942, and took part in the Bataan Death March. He was held as a POW at Camp O'Donnell and Cabanatuan. He died of disease at Cabanatuan.

Headstone only.

Buried at: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri


Edward Wills was a Kentucky National Guardsman called to federal service in 1940. His company was assigned to the
192nd Tank Battalion as D Company. He was reassigned to HQ Company. In December 1941, he was stationed in the Philippines when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. He became a Prisoner of War on April 9, 1942, and took part in the Bataan Death March. He was held as a POW at Camp O'Donnell and Cabanatuan. He died of disease at Cabanatuan.

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Died in the Phillipines. 192 Tank Co.


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