Oliver Paul WILDAY

 

iiWILDAY Oliver P - 8 IR 4 ID

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NUMBER OF SERVICE33801344
AGE28
DATE OF BIRTH13 November 1915 Greencastle, Putnam, INDIANA
ENLISTMENT STATEINDIANA
FAMILY

Parents : Harold Frazier & Mary Evelyn Carter WILDAY

Siblings : Alfred Carter, Edward A & Glenn Charles 

RANK
Private  
FONCTIONInfantry Man 
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTdesignerin
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 6 October 1943
COMPANY 
BATTALION 
REGIMENT  8th Infantry Regiment
DIVISION  4th Infantry Division
DATE OF DEATH20 June 1944

iiWILDAY Oliver P - 8 IR 4 ID

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STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHCherbourg sector
CEMETERY TEMPORARY

CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Sainte Mère Eglise #2 N°3586

3586 Sainte Mère 2

Story of Cemetery Temporary  

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
F2535
DECORATION & BADGE

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

Combat Infantryman Badge

 

Photo FDLM 

victory medal

combat infantryman badge 

 

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STORY
PVT Oliver Wilday was Killed in Action on June 20, 1944 in Normandy, he was 28 years old…
Born in Greencastle, Indiana to Harold & Mary Wilday on November 13, 1915, Oliver Paul Wilday was the second of four sons, their father Harold passed away in 1940.
Oliver was working as a draftsman when he enlisted in the Army on October 6, 1943.
Serving in the 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Oliver landed on Utah Beach on DDay, June 6, 1944.
The 8th Infantry Regiment successfully pushed inland and linked up with paratroopers as planned despite landing 2,000 yards south of their intended landing area.
Fourteen days later on June 20, 1944, during the push northward towards Cherbourg, PVT Oliver Wilday was Killed in Action.
He is buried at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France - Plot F Row 25 Grave 35.
Oldest brother Alfred Carter Wilday served in the Navy during WW2, he passed away at the age of 85 in 1997.
Youngest brother Glenn Charles Wilday also served in the Army in France, and then Europe. He passed away at the age of 73 in 1995.
 

iiWILDAY Oliver P - 8 IR 4 ID

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iiWILDAY Oliver P - 8 IR 4 ID

Recensement fédéral des États-Unis de 1930

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iiWILDAY Oliver P - 8 IR 4 ID

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iiWILDAY Oliver P - 8 IR 4 ID

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4th INFANTRY DIVISION - IVY

 

Activated/Activé

 Normandy/Normandie

1 Jun 1940  Days of Combat/Jour de Combat  299
   Casualties/Victimes 22 660

Entered Combat/Entré au combat

 
6 Jun 44 D-Day  

Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux

Maj. Gen. Walter E. Prosser (Jun 40 - Oct 40)
Maj. Gen. Lloyd R. Fredendall (Oct 40 - Jul 41)
Maj. Gen. Oscar W. Griswold (Aug 41 - Sep 41)
Maj. Gen. Harold R. Bull (Oct 41 - Nov 41)
Maj. Gen. Terry de la Mesa Allen (Dec 41 - Dec 41)
Maj. Gen. Fred C. Wallace (Jan 42 - Jun 42)
Maj. Gen. Raymond 0. Barton (Jul 42 - Dec 44)
Maj. Gen. Harold W. Blakeley (Dec 44 - Oct 45)

Campaigns/Campagnes

Normandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44)
Northern France (25 Jul 44 - 14 Sep 44)
Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)
Ardennes-Alsace (16 Dec 44 - 25 Jan 45)
Central Europe (22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45)

   

PLAN DE ROUTE DE LA CAMPAGNE - CAMPAIGN ROUTE MAP

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DIVISION CHRONICLE


The 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Division was one of the first Allied units to hit the beaches at Normandy on D-day, 6 June 1944. Relieving the isolated 82nd Airborne Division at Ste. Mere Eglise, the 4th cleared the Cotentin peninsula and took part in the capture of Cherbourg, 25 June. After taking part in the fighting near Periers, 6-12 July,, the Division broke through the left flank of the German Seventh Army, helped stem the German drive toward Avranches, and by the end of August had moved to Paris, assisting the French in the liberation of their capital. The 4th then moved into Belgium through Houffalize to attack the Siegfried Line at Schnee Eifel, 14 September, and made several penetrations. Slow progress into Germany continued in October, and by 6 November the Division reached the Hurtgen Forest, where a severe engagement took place until early December. It then shifted to Luxembourg, only to meet the German winter offensive head-on, 16 December 1944. Although its lines were dented, it managed to hold the Germans at Dickweiler and Osweiler, and, counterattacking in January across the Sauer, overran German positions in Fouhren and Vianden. Halted at the Prum in February by heavy enemy resistance, the Division finally crossed 28 February near Olzheim, and raced on across the Kyll, 7 March. After a short rest, the 4th moved across the Rhine 29 March at Worms, attacked and secured Wurzburg and by 3 April had established a bridgehead across the Main at Ochsenfurt. Speeding southeast across Bavaria, the Division had reached Miesbach on the Isar, 2 May 1945, when it was relieved and placed on occupation duty.

CHRONIQUE DE DIVISION


Le 8e régiment d'infanterie de la 4e division fut l'une des premières unités alliées à débarquer sur les plages de Normandie le 6 juin 1944, jour du débarquement. Soulager la 82nd Airborne Division isolée de Ste. Mère Eglise, le 4e défricha la presqu'île du Cotentin et participa à la prise de Cherbourg le 25 juin. Après avoir pris part aux combats près de Periers, du 6 au 12 juillet, la Division a franchi le flanc gauche de la Septième armée allemande, aidé à endiguer la route allemande vers Avranches et, à la fin du mois d'août, s'est installée à Paris, aidant les Français. dans la libération de leur capitale. Le 4e s'est ensuite déplacé en Belgique par Houffalize pour attaquer la ligne Siegfried à Schnee Eifel, le 14 septembre, et a fait plusieurs pénétrations. Les progrès lents en Allemagne se sont poursuivis en octobre et, le 6 novembre, la division a atteint la forêt de Hurtgen, où un engagement sévère a eu lieu jusqu'au début du mois de décembre. Il s'est ensuite déplacé vers le Luxembourg, seulement pour affronter l'offensive allemande d'hiver, le 16 décembre 1944. Bien que ses lignes aient été bosselées, il a réussi à tenir les Allemands à Dickweiler et Osweiler et, contre-attaquant en janvier à travers la Sauer à Fouhren et Vianden. Arrêtée au Prum en février par une forte résistance ennemie, la Division a finalement franchi le 28 février près d'Olzheim et a couru à travers le Kyll, le 7 mars. Après un court repos, le 4 mars traversa le Rhin à Worms, attaqua et sécurisa Wurzburg le 29 mars et, le 3 avril, il établit une tête de pont sur le Main à Ochsenfurt. Accélérant le sud-est à travers la Bavière, la division avait atteint Miesbach sur l'Isar, le 2 mai 1945, quand elle fut relevée et placée en devoir d'occupation.

 

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EDITORSVictor,  Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud

Frère

d'Oliver

 

Alfred Carter WILDAY

 

NUMBER OF SERVICE 2340983

iiWILDAY Oliver P - 8 IR 4 ID

Bates Cemetery Centerville, Allegany, NEW YORK

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DATE OF BIRTH28 December 1911 Brunswick, Frederick, MARYLAND
STATMARYLAND
FAMILY

Parents : Harold Frazier & Mary Evelyn Carter WILDAY

Siblings : Oliver, Edward A & Glenn Charles  

RANK
TM 3 c tm3c
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTJ. R. Watkins Co.

NY

DATE of ENLISTEMENT 16 October 1940
UNITUS Navy      World War 2 
 iiWILDAY Oliver P - 8 IR 4 ID
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Brother

of Oliver

 

Glenn Charles WILDAY

 

NUMBER OF SERVICE32672739

iiWILDAY Oliver P - 8 IR 4 ID

Bates Cemetery Centerville, Allegany, NEW YORK

Source : nmbdls

DATE OF BIRTH10 September 1922 Freedom, Cattaraugus, NEW YORK
STATNEW YORK
FAMILY

Parents : Harold Frazier & Mary Evelyn Carter WILDAY

Siblings : Alfred Carter, Edward A & Oliver

RANK
TEC 4 tech 4
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTPaymasters, payroll clerks, and timekeepers

NY 

DATE of ENLISTEMENT12 December 1942 Buffalo NEW YORK 
UNITUS Army WW2 
 iiWILDAY Oliver P - 8 IR 4 ID
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