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Personal info

Full name
GRAHAM, Willie Talmadge
Date of birth
11 February 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
London, St. Clair County, Alabama
Hometown
Jefferson County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34819136
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 January 1945
Place of death
Sector Bütgenbacher Heck-Dom Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 8 67

Immediate family

Members
William W.Z. Graham (father)
Julia A. (Wadsworth) Graham (mother)
Tallie B. Graham (brother)
Eliza D.S. Graham (sister)
Ernie V. Graham (sister)
Ethel M. Graham (sister)
Dora C. Graham (sister)
Milford J. Graham (brother)
Thomas J. Graham (brother)
Amanda A. Graham (sister)
Oscar L. Graham (brother)
Willie M. (Johnson) Graham (wife)

More information

Pfc Willie T. Graham enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 19 November 1943. He attended high school for 2 years and was a skilled painter in construction and maintenance.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet