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BRICE, William Boyce - Date of
birth
14 August 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Winsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Fairfield County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-025756 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
Schlausenbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 27 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Eugene D. Brice (father)
Laura L. (Jamison) Brice (mother)
Mary P. Brice (sister)
Maurine Brice (sister)
Walton M. Brice (brother)
Eugene D. Brice (brother)
Anna Z. Brice (sister)
James J. Brice (brother)
Laurie S. Brice (brother)
More information
1st Lt William B. Brice graduated from Mt. Zion Institute, June 1936, spent two years at Erskine College, entered United States Military Academy and graduated in January, 1943. After graduation, he entered the service of the United States as a second lieutenant, choosing the Infantry training at Fort Benning, Georgia, he was promoted to First Lieutenant and stationed at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, whence he was sent overseas in October 1944 on December 16, 1944 in the Battle of the Bulge, he met a soldier's death in action.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Hannah Majewski, Jack Solomon and the United States Military Academy at West Point, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Christine Price, www.findagrave.com, Jack Solomon and the United States Military Academy at West Point, Hannah Majewski - James D. Brice