Wipfli, Gerald F.
Army Private 1st class

Gerald F. Wipfli from Wisconsin, Wood county.

Service era: World War II
Military history: 112 Infantry 28 Division

Date of death: Friday, November 9, 1945
Death details: On June 19, 2017, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private First Class George F. Wipfli, missing from World War II. Private First Class Wipfli joined the U.S. Army from Wisconsin and served with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on November 8, 1944, while manning defensive lines near the town of Schmidt, Germany. His body was not immediately recovered and could not be located after the war. In 2010, power company workers discovered the body of an American soldier while installing electrical lines. The remains were sent to the DPAA laboratory in Hawaii, where forensic analysis eventually allowed for the identification of PFC Wipfli.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency