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Personal info

Full name
COMMEAN, William Loren
Date of birth
5 March 1915
Age
30
Place of birth
Missouri
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri

Military service

Service number
6912223
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Medebach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 7 24

Immediate family

Members
Elmer Commean (father)
Christina Commean (mother)
Walter L. Commean (brother)
Wilbur E. Commean (brother)
Charley L. Commean (brother)
Marion C. Commean (brother)
Christina I. Commean (sister)
Jessie (Wilson) Commean (wife)

More information

Sgt William L. Commean attended high school for two years.

He enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 11 May 1944. He attended high school for 2 years.

Sgt Commean was killed by an accidental gunshot of a .50 caliber gun to the head.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Missouri Marriage Records / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, IDPF

Photo source: Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com, Em Finegan