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Personal info

Full name
FINCH, William Raymond
Date of birth
14 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee
Hometown
Dyer County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34734855
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
283rd Engineer Combat Battalion
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
3 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 1 65

Immediate family

Members
George O. Finch (father)
Fern E. Finch (mother)
George D. Finch (brother)
Perrin L. Finch (brother)

More information

Sgt William R. Finch enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 29 May 1943.

His brother Pvt Perrin L. Finch is also buried at Henri-Chapelle.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com - George D. Finch, www.archives.gov - POW, ww.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.wwiimemorial.com - George D. Finch