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Personal info

Full name
BURGREN, William Arthur Jr
Date of birth
4 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
California
Hometown
Ross, Marin County, California

Military service

Service number
19211954
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 4 1

Immediate family

Members
William A. Burgren (father)
Kathryn G. (Collischonn) Burgren (mother)
Barbara Burgren (sister)
Betty Burgren (sister)

More information

Pvt William A. Burgren Jr. graduated from Tamalpais High School in 1944, where he excelled in football and various campus sports teams. He also served as class president during his sophomore year.

He trained at Fort Bliss, Texas and had been overseas only a few weeks at the time of his death.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.lonesentry.com, www.newspapers.com - The Petaluma Argus Courier 3 April 1945

Photo source: Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com, Tamalpais High School Class of 1942 yearbook