Floyd County

 

Sgt. John L. Willsher

 

 

John L. Willsher was born Jan. 21, 1920 to Thomas H. and Clara Ellen Gibbs Willsher. He died Sept. 15, 1944 and is buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.

Sgt. Willsher served in World War II with the U.S. Army 47th Infantry Battalion, 5th Armored Division and was KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com