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Personal info

Full name
PEE, William Ford "Fordie"
Date of birth
19 January 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Louisiana
Hometown
Livingston Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
7002433
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
East of Laufenberg, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 12 21

Immediate family

Members
William H. Pee (father)
Nancy B. (Smith) Pee (mother)
Thelma Pee (sister)
Milton D. Pee (brother)
Edwin D. Pee (brother)
James H. Pee (brother)
William P. Pee (brother)
Johnie W. Pee (brother)
David A. Pee (brother)
Sidney M. Pee (brother)
Leon M. Pee (brother)
James J. Pee (brother)

More information

Pfc William F. Pee enlisted on 28 November 1939.

William Ford Pee grew up on a farm in Louisiana with nine brothers and one sister. He was a motion picture projectionist before he joined the army. Two other brothers were in Military Service during WWII.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Hope Coslett Pee, Hub Lempers, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Pee/Peay Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Hope Coslett Pee via Hub Lempers