Willis A. Utecht

Willis A. Utecht

Army

WILLIS
A.
UTECHT

Mar 21, 1922 - Oct 2, 1944
BIRTHPLACE: Ellis, Kansas

SOLDIER DETAILS

DIVISION:
Army
,
82nd Airborne
THEATER OF OPERATION:
European
SERVED: Apr 1, 1942 -
HONORED BY: Brother, Marvin G. Utecht
KILLED IN ACTION

BIOGRAPHY

2nd Lt. Willis A. Utecht of the 325 B. Glider Infantry of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division was KIA at Mook Middelaar Katerbosch on October 2, 1944. His remains were recovered on All Souls Day November 2, 1993. They were identified and buried at the Margraten U.S. Cemetery and Memorial in the Netherlands on September 16, 1994.