Soldiers Overview

Wildman, Charles W.
Date of Birth May 4, 1914 
Hometown/County Amsden/Seneca County 
State Ohio 
Rank Private 
ASN 35274263 
Unit  87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron Mechanized 
Company/Troop Company F 
MOS Code 616, Tank Gunner? 
KIA/DOW/MIA KIA, October 27, 1944, Meijel (Berkenheg?)
Last Duty Location October 27, 1944, Meijel 
Awards Purple Heart
Next of Kin Mary Ann Wolf Wildman (Mother)
Benjamin Wesley Wildman (Father) 
Benjamin Wildman Jr. (Brother)
Betty A. Wildman-Ickes (Sister)
George E. Wildman (Brother)
Wilbur A. Wildman (Brother)
Buried at Fountain Cemetery, Fostoria, Ohio, USA 
Grave No.  
Adopter  
Photo(s) Soldier: Fostoria.org
Grave: Rakjr 
Extra Info

His body was found by a German soldier in a burned-out tank in early November 1944. This German soldier subsequently took some of Wildman's documents with him. These documents were later returned by the German Red Cross.

Buried dec. 12th 1944 at Margraten.