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Personal info

Full name
BRUCE, William Francis
Date of birth
1921
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Ft. Benjamin, Harrison County, Indiana
Hometown
Hamilton County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
O-1313373
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Injuries
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
Hürtgenwald, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 3 38

Immediate family

Members
William M. Bruce (father)
Francine L. (Cave) Bruce (mother)
William F. Bruce (son)

More information

1st Lt William F. Bruce attended Morton Memorial High School in Knightstown, Indiana. He was married in 1942.

He enlisted in 1941 and arrived at Camp Miles Standish in September 1943. In October 1943 he was sent overseas. In July 1944 he landed with his platoon on Omaha Beach.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Morton Memorial High School Yearbook 1939