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Personal info

Full name
CAMPBELL, William Harry
Date of birth
20 July 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York
Hometown
Seneca County, New York

Military service

Service number
42115595
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 13 4

Immediate family

Members
Harry Campbell (father)
Kathryn Campbell (mother)
Alace Campbell (sister)
Margret Campbell (sister)
Mary Campbell (sister)

More information

Pvt William H. Campbell attended 1 year of high school before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 12 April 1944. He was working in the Seneca Falls Machine Company's plant when he was inducted.

He received his training at Camp Meade, Maryland and at Camp Blanding, Florida.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.ancestry.com - Amy Clements Thurman