<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-TableContents" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a name="_Hlk10192582" style=""><b style=""><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Pvt. Walter G, Wildman</span></b></a><strong style=""><br>
U.S Army WWII Veteran</strong></font></p>
<p class="gmail-TableContents" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt"><strong><font face="arial, sans-serif">Monday
May 23rd, 2022<br>
Newtown Pa. 18940</font></strong></p>
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<p class="gmail-TableContents" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a name="_Hlk62989676"></a><a name="_Hlk101954960" style="">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.</a></font></p>
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<span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">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.</span><br>
<span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">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.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin:7.5pt 0in;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">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.<br>
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.<br>
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.</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:7.5pt 0in;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">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.<br>
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.<br>
On January 26, 2022, the DPAA identified the remains as Walter G. Wildman.<br>
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.<br>
"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.</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:7.5pt 0in;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Army
Pvt. Walter G. Wildman will be buried on May 23, 2022, in Newtown.</font></span></p>
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Service:</span></b><span style="color:black"> <b>Monday May 23th</b><br>
<em><b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-style:normal">Washington Crossing</span></b></em><em><b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> National Cemetery</span></b></em><b><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940</span></b><br>
<strong>Staging:</strong><strong><span style="font-weight:normal"> </span></strong><strong>1000 Hrs.<br>
Service:</strong><strong><span style="font-weight:normal"> </span></strong><strong>1030 Hrs.<br>
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Eric M. Cramer, Veterans Liaison East<br>
Email: </span><a href="mailto:pgrpa.vetrep.east@gmail.com" style="color:navy">pgrpa.vetrep.east@gmail.com</a><span style="color:black"> <br>
Phone: 717-</span><span style="color:black">507-5213</span></font><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(60,64,67)"></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(60,64,67)"> </span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Sincerely-- <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Eric M. Cramer, <br><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Veterans Liaison East<br>Patriot Guard Riders Of Pennsylvania</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>