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William Jennings Wickless
CPL, US Marine Corps: Company D, 6th Machine Gun Battalion
Birth: August 21, 1897 in Frederick, MD
Death: November 30, 1985 in Frederick, MD
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ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
Military Information
Age at Enlistment:         19 years and 9 months
Home Residence during War:    216 E. 4th St.,  Frederick, MD
Military Years:            1917-1919
                         Inducted 5/16/1917 USMC
                         8/1/1917 81st Company, Quantico, VA
                         Overseas 12/31/1917 to 7/24/1919, Toulon-Troyon Sector; Aisne; 
                         Chateau-Thierry Sector; Aisne-Marne, wounded slightly                                    7/19/1918
                    ]    Promoted to Corporal, Company D, 6th Machine Gun                                          Battalion 7/12/1918
                         Army Candidate School Langres, France 9/10/1918                    
                         Honorable discharge 8/13/1919

Decorations:  2nd Division Citation for Gallantry in Action in Aisne-Marne Offensive, Purple Heart, Croix de Guerre

Personal Information
Occupation:     Foreman, Model Shop, Price Electric
Father:             Charles I. Wickless
Mother:            Mary I. Riddlemoser
Spouse:            Alice Virginia Saunders          

Cause of Death:   
Last Known Address:    503 Culler Avenue, Frederick, MD


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