WIGGINS, Milton Clair

Rank:

Private First Class

Service Branch:

U.S. Army

Service Number:

34658382

Army:

9th Army

Corps:

13th Corps

Division:

Military Police

Regiment:

Function:

Not known

Status:

Died non-battle of an accidental gunshot wound

Date of death:

9 Jan 1945

Place of death:

Kerkrade, Holland

Age at death:

19

Awards:

Not available

Burial 1:

Ninth United States Army Cemetery,
Holland

Burial 2:

Saint's Paul Methodist Church Cemetery

Grave number:

Cenotaph:

Born:

January 18, 1925

Hometown:

Little Rock, South Carolina

Family:

Parents:
Robert Hampton Wiggins (1876 - 1946)
Lucille Blair Wiggins (1901 - 1973)

Spouse:


Children:


Siblings:
Robert Hampton Wiggins, Jr
Doris Blair Wiggins Carmichael (1922 - 2004)

Additional information:

Milton graduated from Dillon High School and attended Clemson College for one year before entering the armed service in 1943. After training, he was sent overseas sometime in June 1944. At the time of his death, his brother, R. Hampton Wiggins, Jr., was a Private serving stateside. NOK (1940s): parents Mr and Mrs R Hampton Wiggins, Little Rock.

Research by: Victoria Proctor, genealogist

Sources: Dillon County War Memorial, NARA World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing (1946), The State January 23, 1945, The Dillon Herald January 25, 1945 and February 22, 1945 issues, The State April 11, 1945 issue

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