Birth: Feb. 13, 1923
Nekoosa
Wood County
Wisconsin, USA
Death: Nov. 9, 1945, Germany

Pvt. Gerald Wipfli was a rifleman/platoon runner in "I" company of the 112th Infantry Regiment that was part of the third battalion of the 28th Infantry Division.

Son of Dominick & Anna Wipfli.

Gerald Wipfli was born on February 13, 1923, in Nekoosa, WI, and there he remained throughout his childhood, attending the schools in the Nekoosa area. After leaving high school, Gerald applied for and received a job at the Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company. There Wipfli worked for a short time before deciding to take a different turn in his life by enrolling in the U.S. Service in September of 1942. At this time the U.S. needed soldiers to fight in WWII. So, after one year of training to become a field officer, Wipfli went overseas. In Europe he saw action as a runner with company one of the 112th infantry, 28th division. During this time, Wipfli had a status of Private First Class. Private First Class is a rank above Private and below Corporal in the army. One gains this rank automatically after at least twelve months of service and four months as a Private. However, after only a year of fighting for his country, Wipfli died while trying to help protect loved ones against the Germans ruled by Hitler.

When Gerald Wipfli died, he left behind a large and devastated family. He was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Wipfli. Also in his family were his three brothers and nine sisters. Large families were common during that time, however, and many such families were devastated by the loss of a loved one during WWII.

From Christine Tyler, Student - Marshfield Junior High

Newspaper reported killed in action near Schmidt, Germany on November 8, 1944.

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Parents:
Dominick Wipfli (1865 - 1949)
Anna Bricker Wipfli (1878 - 1961)

Note: Entered the service from Wisconsin.

Burial:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle
Arrondissement de Verviers
Liège, Belgium
Plot: Tablets of the Missing

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Record added: Aug 06, 2010
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Gerald F Wipfli