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Personal info

Full name
FIGARD, William Robert
Date of birth
18 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Bellwood, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Mount Rainier, Prince George's County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
34798177
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 12 31

Immediate family

Members
Harvey E. Figard (father)
Mary G. (Hommer) Figard (mother)
Harvey E. Figard (brother)
Bette J. Figard (sister)
Anna G. Figgard (sister)
John R. Figard (brother)
Harry E. Figard (brother)
Harold D. Figard (brother)
James F. Figard (brother)

More information

Pvt William R. Figard enlisted in Camp Blanding, Florida on 10 December 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Chad, www.newspaperarchive.com - Altoona Mirror

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Chad, www.newspaperarchive.com - Altoona Mirror