Son of Archie Otto Otter and Ollie Eleanor Sellers. Husband of Lessie Lavania Limper. Father of Robert S Otter.
Army Enlistment
Name: Wesley S Otter
Birth Year: 1915
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Illinois
State of Residence: Illinois
Enlistment Date: 20 Feb 1941
Enlistment State: Illinois
Enlistment City: Chicago
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade Code: Private
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Married
Height: 66
Weight: 143
Military Death Record
Name: Wesley S Otter
Inducted From: Illinois
Rank: Technician Grade Five
Combat Organization: 18th Cavalry Recon Squadron
Death Date: 18 Dec 1944
Monument: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Obit
Wesley S. Otter
Technician 5th Class U.S. Army Air Force
36004653
18th Calvery Reconnaissance Squadron
Entered from Illinois
Died December 18, 1944
Buried at : Plat H Row 12 Grave 66
Heni-Chapelle American Cemetery
Heni-Chapelle, Belgium
Awarded Purple Heart
Wesley Otter Killed In Action In Belgian Area
Was Sent For Overseas Combat Late in Summer
Cpl. Wesley S. Otter 30, son of Archie and Ollie (sellers) Otter of Irving, was killed in action in Belgium on December 18, the parents were notified Friday in a telegram from the War Department. Cpl. Otter was with a cavalry reconnaissance unit located with the Ninth Army in Belgium. He had been overseas since August, 1944 , and was first in England and France before going into action.
Cpl. Otter was reared in the Irving community where he was born on January 14, 1915. He was employed as driver of a milk truck before volunteering for service on November 12, 1940. He was called to active service on February 20, 1941 and received his training in several camps, at Camp Pickett, Va., and in California, before being sent overseas. He was home on a pre-embarkation furlough last summer. The last letter received from him was written December 5 from somewhere in Belgium. He said in the letter that he was with a scouting patrol at the time he was writing the letter and that enemy shells were getting to close, so that he would have to be moving.
Leaves Little Son An Orphan
He and Miss Lessie Lavina Limper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Limper of Coffeen were married at St. Louis on February 14, 1941, and they became the parentis of a son, Robert Turner, who now is two and a half years old. Mrs. Otter was ill after the child's birth and she died on November 2, 1942, when the baby was three months old.
Surviving him are his son, his parents, and five sisters, Viola, wife of Oren Prickett, Hartford; Mrs. Frances Hudson, Nokomis; Kathryn, wife of Willis Whilhem Irving; Patricia and Lois at home.
Montgomery News
Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois
Monday, January 22, 1945
Contributor: LJF (47067449)
Army Enlistment
Name: Wesley S Otter
Birth Year: 1915
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Illinois
State of Residence: Illinois
Enlistment Date: 20 Feb 1941
Enlistment State: Illinois
Enlistment City: Chicago
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade Code: Private
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Married
Height: 66
Weight: 143
Military Death Record
Name: Wesley S Otter
Inducted From: Illinois
Rank: Technician Grade Five
Combat Organization: 18th Cavalry Recon Squadron
Death Date: 18 Dec 1944
Monument: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Obit
Wesley S. Otter
Technician 5th Class U.S. Army Air Force
36004653
18th Calvery Reconnaissance Squadron
Entered from Illinois
Died December 18, 1944
Buried at : Plat H Row 12 Grave 66
Heni-Chapelle American Cemetery
Heni-Chapelle, Belgium
Awarded Purple Heart
Wesley Otter Killed In Action In Belgian Area
Was Sent For Overseas Combat Late in Summer
Cpl. Wesley S. Otter 30, son of Archie and Ollie (sellers) Otter of Irving, was killed in action in Belgium on December 18, the parents were notified Friday in a telegram from the War Department. Cpl. Otter was with a cavalry reconnaissance unit located with the Ninth Army in Belgium. He had been overseas since August, 1944 , and was first in England and France before going into action.
Cpl. Otter was reared in the Irving community where he was born on January 14, 1915. He was employed as driver of a milk truck before volunteering for service on November 12, 1940. He was called to active service on February 20, 1941 and received his training in several camps, at Camp Pickett, Va., and in California, before being sent overseas. He was home on a pre-embarkation furlough last summer. The last letter received from him was written December 5 from somewhere in Belgium. He said in the letter that he was with a scouting patrol at the time he was writing the letter and that enemy shells were getting to close, so that he would have to be moving.
Leaves Little Son An Orphan
He and Miss Lessie Lavina Limper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Limper of Coffeen were married at St. Louis on February 14, 1941, and they became the parentis of a son, Robert Turner, who now is two and a half years old. Mrs. Otter was ill after the child's birth and she died on November 2, 1942, when the baby was three months old.
Surviving him are his son, his parents, and five sisters, Viola, wife of Oren Prickett, Hartford; Mrs. Frances Hudson, Nokomis; Kathryn, wife of Willis Whilhem Irving; Patricia and Lois at home.
Montgomery News
Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois
Monday, January 22, 1945
Contributor: LJF (47067449)
Son of Archie Otto Otter and Ollie Eleanor Sellers. Husband of Lessie Lavania Limper. Father of Robert S Otter.
Army Enlistment
Name: Wesley S Otter
Birth Year: 1915
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Illinois
State of Residence: Illinois
Enlistment Date: 20 Feb 1941
Enlistment State: Illinois
Enlistment City: Chicago
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade Code: Private
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Married
Height: 66
Weight: 143
Military Death Record
Name: Wesley S Otter
Inducted From: Illinois
Rank: Technician Grade Five
Combat Organization: 18th Cavalry Recon Squadron
Death Date: 18 Dec 1944
Monument: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Obit
Wesley S. Otter
Technician 5th Class U.S. Army Air Force
36004653
18th Calvery Reconnaissance Squadron
Entered from Illinois
Died December 18, 1944
Buried at : Plat H Row 12 Grave 66
Heni-Chapelle American Cemetery
Heni-Chapelle, Belgium
Awarded Purple Heart
Wesley Otter Killed In Action In Belgian Area
Was Sent For Overseas Combat Late in Summer
Cpl. Wesley S. Otter 30, son of Archie and Ollie (sellers) Otter of Irving, was killed in action in Belgium on December 18, the parents were notified Friday in a telegram from the War Department. Cpl. Otter was with a cavalry reconnaissance unit located with the Ninth Army in Belgium. He had been overseas since August, 1944 , and was first in England and France before going into action.
Cpl. Otter was reared in the Irving community where he was born on January 14, 1915. He was employed as driver of a milk truck before volunteering for service on November 12, 1940. He was called to active service on February 20, 1941 and received his training in several camps, at Camp Pickett, Va., and in California, before being sent overseas. He was home on a pre-embarkation furlough last summer. The last letter received from him was written December 5 from somewhere in Belgium. He said in the letter that he was with a scouting patrol at the time he was writing the letter and that enemy shells were getting to close, so that he would have to be moving.
Leaves Little Son An Orphan
He and Miss Lessie Lavina Limper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Limper of Coffeen were married at St. Louis on February 14, 1941, and they became the parentis of a son, Robert Turner, who now is two and a half years old. Mrs. Otter was ill after the child's birth and she died on November 2, 1942, when the baby was three months old.
Surviving him are his son, his parents, and five sisters, Viola, wife of Oren Prickett, Hartford; Mrs. Frances Hudson, Nokomis; Kathryn, wife of Willis Whilhem Irving; Patricia and Lois at home.
Montgomery News
Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois
Monday, January 22, 1945
Contributor: LJF (47067449)
Army Enlistment
Name: Wesley S Otter
Birth Year: 1915
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Illinois
State of Residence: Illinois
Enlistment Date: 20 Feb 1941
Enlistment State: Illinois
Enlistment City: Chicago
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade Code: Private
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Married
Height: 66
Weight: 143
Military Death Record
Name: Wesley S Otter
Inducted From: Illinois
Rank: Technician Grade Five
Combat Organization: 18th Cavalry Recon Squadron
Death Date: 18 Dec 1944
Monument: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Obit
Wesley S. Otter
Technician 5th Class U.S. Army Air Force
36004653
18th Calvery Reconnaissance Squadron
Entered from Illinois
Died December 18, 1944
Buried at : Plat H Row 12 Grave 66
Heni-Chapelle American Cemetery
Heni-Chapelle, Belgium
Awarded Purple Heart
Wesley Otter Killed In Action In Belgian Area
Was Sent For Overseas Combat Late in Summer
Cpl. Wesley S. Otter 30, son of Archie and Ollie (sellers) Otter of Irving, was killed in action in Belgium on December 18, the parents were notified Friday in a telegram from the War Department. Cpl. Otter was with a cavalry reconnaissance unit located with the Ninth Army in Belgium. He had been overseas since August, 1944 , and was first in England and France before going into action.
Cpl. Otter was reared in the Irving community where he was born on January 14, 1915. He was employed as driver of a milk truck before volunteering for service on November 12, 1940. He was called to active service on February 20, 1941 and received his training in several camps, at Camp Pickett, Va., and in California, before being sent overseas. He was home on a pre-embarkation furlough last summer. The last letter received from him was written December 5 from somewhere in Belgium. He said in the letter that he was with a scouting patrol at the time he was writing the letter and that enemy shells were getting to close, so that he would have to be moving.
Leaves Little Son An Orphan
He and Miss Lessie Lavina Limper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Limper of Coffeen were married at St. Louis on February 14, 1941, and they became the parentis of a son, Robert Turner, who now is two and a half years old. Mrs. Otter was ill after the child's birth and she died on November 2, 1942, when the baby was three months old.
Surviving him are his son, his parents, and five sisters, Viola, wife of Oren Prickett, Hartford; Mrs. Frances Hudson, Nokomis; Kathryn, wife of Willis Whilhem Irving; Patricia and Lois at home.
Montgomery News
Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois
Monday, January 22, 1945
Contributor: LJF (47067449)
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