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Personal info

Full name
DRUMHELLER, William W
Date of birth
1918
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42141303
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
24 November 1944
Place of death
South of Jungersdorf, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 5 51

Immediate family

Members
John S. Drumheller (father)

More information

Pvt William W. Drumheller enlisted in Fort Dix, New Jersey on 18 May 1944. He attended high school for 3 years and was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet