Name:
Clifford Wyngarden
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
36877023
Unit:
142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-29
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Zeeland Cemetery, Zeeland, Michigan
Plot:
A
Row:
2
Grave:
57
Decoration:
Comments:
When Clifford Wyngarden was born on June 8, 1924, in Michigan, his father, Adriaan, was 33 and his mother, Harmina, was 25. He had one brother and one sister. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in the 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division. He entered service in Michigan on August 24, 1943. He died on August 29, 1944, Killed in Action, during the invasion of southern France. He is now buried at Zeeland Cemetery, Zeeland, Ottawa County, Michigan, US.