Wilbur D. Thorne

Private Wilbur D. Thorne gravestone photo

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Eddy

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Private

Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
European African Middle Eastern Theater

Circumstances:

Died in service in Germany.

Biography:

Wilbur D. Thorne was born New Rockford, Eddy County, North Dakota on September 15, 1924, to Clara Thorne. He entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minnesota on May 26, 1943, and served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater. Private Thorne died in service on March 14, 1946, in Germany, and is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington.

Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave