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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, Harry John
Date of birth
27 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37635593
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 October 1944
Place of death
Würselen-Kohlscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Bruce Williams (father)
Elsie K. (Lehr) Williams (mother)
Ethel M. Williams (sister)
Bruce J. Williams (brother)
Inez A. Williams (sister)

More information

Pvt Harry Williams enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 23 March 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Missouri 27 Nov 1944.