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Personal info

Full name
TRENCHARD, William H
Date of birth
23 March 1918
Age
27
Place of birth
Campbell, Steuben County, New York
Hometown
Ontario County, New York

Military service

Service number
32836517
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
517th Airborne Signal Company,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 12 6

Immediate family

Members
Floyd Trenchard (father)
Isabelle (Gilbert) Trenchard (mother)
Harry M. Trenchard (brother)
Mabel J. Trenchard (brother)
Emma M. Trenchard (sister)
Mabel I. Trenchard (sister)
Ella Trenchard (sister)
Edith G. Trenchard (sister)
William H. Trenchard (brother)
John A. Trenchard (brother)
Frances Trenchard (sister)

More information

T/4 William H. Trenchard enlisted in New York City, New York on 2 April 1943.

Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - DiCrasto Family Tree, 1920/1930 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/ - Roll of Honor

Photo source: www.findagrave.com