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Personal info

Full name
OKES, William Edward
Date of birth
14 January 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Caryville, Campbell County, Tennessee
Hometown
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California

Military service

Service number
39412923
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
Hotton-Grandmenil, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 1 38

Immediate family

Members
William A. Okes (father)
Alice B. (Daugherty) Okes (mother)
Elmer C. Okes (brother)
Richard C. Okes (brother)
Rosa J. Okes (sister)
Gladys M. Okes (sister)
Victoria I. Okes (sister)
Elinor J. (Hanes) Okes (wife)
Janice Okes (daughter)

More information

Pvt William E. Okes enlisted in Sacramento, California on 22 March 1943.

He attended 2 years of high school and worked as a routeman.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Astrid van Erp, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, Charles J. Woodman (Comrade) / WWII Memorial, 75th Division, 75th Infantry Division Book, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree