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Personal info

Full name
DIERAUER, William Tilton
Date of birth
19 October 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Haverhill, Grafton County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Somersworth, Strafford County, New Hampshire

Military service

Service number
31177757
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 November 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 2 9

Immediate family

Members
Harry Dierauer (father)
Velma (Horne) Dierauer (mother)
Maxine (Daudelin) Dierauer (wife)
Sharon L. Dierauer (daughter)

More information

William Dierauer enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire on 10 November 1942. He was sent overseas in May 1943 and first served as an instructor England.

He was killed by shell fragments in his legs
He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 14 December 1944. After being disinterred on 15 October 1947, he was given his final resting place on 27 July 1948.

Source of information: Aimee Fogg, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, IDPF

Photo source: American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle