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Cpl. Roy Hubert Wisby
12 May 1919 – 16 Dec 1944
| Birth | 12 May 1919 |
| Death | 16 Dec 1944 |
| Cemetery | Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Henri-Chapelle , Arrondissement de Verviers , Liège , Belgium |
| Added by | Jay Lance on 30 Dec 2025 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56286790 |
Gravesite details
Standard U.S. Military White Cross (well maintained)
Bio
Roy Hubert Wisby was the first born child of William and Ida Wisby, he had three sisters and a brother (a fourth sister died in infancy). He proudly enlisted in the U.S. Army (Service ID/Serial #: 34290690), on April 7, 1942, and was serving at the rank of Corporal in the 164th Quartermaster Battalion (Medical Supply Section), 5th Armored Division, in Belgium, when the Germans launched their massive offensive on December 16, 1944, commencing the first day, of would later be known by the allies as the "Battle of the Bulge" (German: Wacht am Rhine). The German juggernaut inflicted huge losses for the Allies (with substantial KIA, WIA, and POW's). Roy was one of many U.S. Soldiers killed on that initial terrifying day. Sadly, specific circumstances of his death, are not known. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal, and was later buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium. Roy was only 25 years old. (Bio by Jay Lance )
Inscription
ROY H. WISBY CPL 164 QM BN LOUISIANA - DEC 16 1944
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Family
Parents
Siblings
- Pauline Wisby Smith 1921–2007
- Mary Modena Wisby Nolde 1926–2019
- James M. Wisby 1928–2006
- Fay Aline Wisby 1931–1931
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