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Personal info

Full name
DURRENCE, William
Date of birth
1921
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Georgia
Hometown
Tattnal County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34449370
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 9 31

Immediate family

Members
Lonnie Durrence (brother)

More information

Pfc William Durrence enlisted in Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 27 October 1942. He 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 / 1930 Census, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet