Frank Adrian De Wildt, 30, pharmacist's mate third class, died Sept. 17 as a result of wounds received "while in performance of duty in the service of his country," according to a navy department telegram received this morning by his wife, who lives at 817 W. Lorain street and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John De Wildt, 116 Elm street, Kimberly.
When his family last heard from him, he was stationed in the southwest Pacific, where he was a navy medical corpsman attached to the marines. Prior to joining the navy in May, 1943, he was employed as a painter by the Kimberly-Clark corporation at Kimberly. He was born Aug. 12, 1914.
Survivors, in addition to the wife and parents, are two brothers, Technical Corporal Joseph, in the Hawaiian islands, and Clarence, in the coast guard; and seven sisters, Rita and Agnes, at home; Mrs. cy Ebben and Mrs. Arthur Kons, Little Chute; Mrs. Frank Vanden Heuvel, Milwaukee; and Mrs. Cooney Van Dinter and M rs. Howard Gmeiner, Appleton.
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Buried At Sea
Frank Adrian De Wildt, 30, pharmacist's mate third class, died Sept. 17 as a result of wounds received "while in performance of duty in the service of his country," according to a navy department telegram received this morning by his wife, who lives at 817 W. Lorain street and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John De Wildt, 116 Elm street, Kimberly.
When his family last heard from him, he was stationed in the southwest Pacific, where he was a navy medical corpsman attached to the marines. Prior to joining the navy in May, 1943, he was employed as a painter by the Kimberly-Clark corporation at Kimberly. He was born Aug. 12, 1914.
Survivors, in addition to the wife and parents, are two brothers, Technical Corporal Joseph, in the Hawaiian islands, and Clarence, in the coast guard; and seven sisters, Rita and Agnes, at home; Mrs. cy Ebben and Mrs. Arthur Kons, Little Chute; Mrs. Frank Vanden Heuvel, Milwaukee; and Mrs. Cooney Van Dinter and M rs. Howard Gmeiner, Appleton.
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Buried At Sea
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