DOB/DOD: July 7, 1920 (Manchester, CT) – March 3, 1945; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Engaged to be married to Marguerite Cole (1921-2016) in 1944 LOCAL ADDRESS: 22 Wadsworth Street, ManchesterENLISTMENT: December 16, 1942, in Quantico, Virginia. Listed as having prior service. SERVICE NUMBER: O-16943UNIT: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY:Continue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT JOHN ERNEST “WINK” WINZLER; MARINE CORPS”
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