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Personal info

Full name
DALE, William Ross
Date of birth
3 July 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Boone County, Indiana
Hometown
Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
O-1323406
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 15 11

Immediate family

Members
Ross Dale (father)
Audra (Bratton) Dale (mother)
Rosemary H. (Sherrill) Dale (wife)
Susan J. Dale (daughter)

More information

1st Lt William R. Dale enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 21 November 1942.

He graduated from Lebanon High School, Class of 1938 and attended Indiana University.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Susan Jane Dale McCain (daughter), www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census / Indiana Marriages, Indiana/Michigan Army Casualties 28 March 1945, Vigo County Library

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Susan Jane Dale McCain, Yearbook Lebanon High School Cedars 1938 via Eric Spall - Local History Specialist, Lebanon Indiana