[PGR_PA_r5] Pvt. Walter G, Wildman U.S Army WWII Veteran Monday May 23rd, 2022 Newtown Pa. 18940

[PGR Vetrep East]

*Pvt. Walter G, Wildman*
* U.S Army WWII Veteran*


*Monday May 23rd, 2022 Newtown Pa. 18940*



The Patriot Guard Riders have been asked to stand with Warrior Watch for
the repatriation of Pvt. Walter G. Wildman. We will stand in honor of
Walters' sacrifice to this nation on Monday, May 23rd, 2022 As he is
finally returned home to be committed with Military honors.


The remains of a 20-year-old soldier from Bucks County, Pennsylvania who
was killed in battle during World War II have been identified more than 77
years after his death, according to a government agency.
Army Pvt. Walter G. Wildman of Bristol, Pennsylvania was assigned to
Company M, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division in 1944. In a
press release, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) said Wildman's
unit was part of the Hürtgen Forest offensive on the border of Belgium and
Germany when he was killed.

The Hürtgen Forest offensive lasted from September 19, 1944, to February
10, 1945, consisting of a fierce series of clashes between U.S. forces and
the entrenched German forces, the DPAA said. "On November 13, 1944,
elements of the 12th Infantry Regiment assaulted German positions near
Germeter, but the attack was broken up. Private Wildman was a member of a
machine gun unit during the assault and was likely killed during this
operation," the agency said. Officials said his body was unable to be
recovered due to the fighting.
When the war ended, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) was
sent out to investigate and recover missing American personnel in Europe.
Despite conducting several investigations in the Hürtgen area between 1946
and 1950, officials said Wildman's remains were unable to be recovered or
identified.
The Bucks County native was declared non-recoverable in December 1951. In
1947, however, a German demining team discovered remains in the Hürtgen
area. They were recovered by the AGRC. The unidentified remains, designated
X-5441 Neuville, were then buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery in
Belgium in 1950.

Decades and decades later, a DPAA historian studying unresolved American
losses in the Hürtgen area determined the set of remains could belong to
Wildman. The remains were disinterred in April 2019 and sent to the DPAA
laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska for examination and
identification, officials said.
According to the DPAA, scientists used dental and anthropological analysis,
as well as circumstantial and material evidence, to identify the remains.
In addition, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used
Y chromosome analysis.
On January 26, 2022, the DPAA identified the remains as Walter G. Wildman.
Wildman's name appears on the Walls of the Missing at Netherlands American
Cemetery in Margaret, Netherlands, which displays the names of those still
missing from World War II. A rosette will be placed next to his name to
indicate has been accounted for.
"DPAA is grateful to the American Battle Monuments Commission and to the
U.S. Army Regional Mortuary-Europe/Africa for their partnership in this
mission," the agency said.

Army Pvt. Walter G. Wildman will be buried on May 23, 2022, in Newtown.




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Service:*   *Monday May 23th*
*Washington Crossing** National Cemetery*
* Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940*
*Staging:*
*1000 Hrs. Service:*
*1030 Hrs. **Map:* <https://goo.gl/maps/NTqEv8iWAFUyGyB66>
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For mission information, contact:
Eric M. Cramer, Veterans Liaison East
Email:  pgrpa.vetrep.east at gmail.com
Phone: 717-507-5213



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Sincerely--
Eric M. Cramer,
Veterans Liaison East
Patriot Guard Riders Of Pennsylvania
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