TESS, Willard Gilbert

1921 - 1945  (23 years)

• Name	TESS, Willard Gilbert
  Birth	25 Aug 1921	Kewaunee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States
  Gender	Male
  Military	1945	United States Army
  	World War II
  	Address: World War II
  Death	7 Jan 1945	Belgium   [1]
  	Cause: Killed In Action In WW II
  Burial	Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: Bayside Cemetery
  Person ID	I5184	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	TESS, Herman Charles Louis,   b. 17 Feb 1888, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States d. 20 Mar 1969, Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, United States (Age 81 years)
  Mother	JONAS, Wilhelmina,   b. 8 May 1892, Two Creeks, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 12 Aug 1980, Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, United States (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1912	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
  Family ID	F1744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Service Number 6919906 Rank Sargeant Killed in Action The serial number starting with a 6 indicates that Willard was enlist ed in the Army before the time of selected service. Willard died January 7, 1945 in Belgium. He was shipped back home a nd is buried in Bayside Cemetery - Sturgeon Bay Door County advocate h as articles on him on the following dates: Feb 02,1945, Oct. 31, 1948, Dec. 05, 1947

  
  

• Sources

  [S275] Military - WWII Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Wisconsin, 1946. War Department. The Adjutant Generals Office. Administrative Services Division. Strength Accounting Branch. (ca. 1941 - ca. 1954) (Most Recent)