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Personal info

Full name
ENGLAR, Willliam Earl
Date of birth
24 March 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Baltimore County, Maryland
Hometown
Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33731394
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 September 1944
Place of death
Stolberg-Münsterbusch, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 11 22

Immediate family

Members
Frank Englar (father)
Betty C. Englar (mother)
Franklin P. Englar (brother)
Leo P. Englar (brother)

More information

Pfc William E. Englar enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 27 July 1943. He worked in a food factory before he enlisted.

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet