Milburn Kile Wattenbarger was born on 3 October 1925, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, the son of Ernest Cady Wattenbarger and Gertrude Estella Kile. He died in a training accident 29 July 1944 at Moody Field, Valdosta in Georgia. He was accidentally hit by the revolving propeller of a training plane.

Private
Air Corps

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 3 October 1925
  • Date of death: 29 July 1944
  • County: Bradley
  • Hometown: Cleveland
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: Air Corps
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar VII, Top Panel
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