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Personal info

Full name
FITZGERALD, William
Date of birth
28 December 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Hometown
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31056766
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
391st Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 September 1944
Place of death
Mons, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 8 7

Immediate family

Members
Harry B. Fitzgerald (father)
Elizabeth Fitzgerald (mother)
Melvin Fitzgerald (brother)
Kenneth Fitzgerald (brother)
John Fitzgerald (brother)
Edith E. Fitzgerald (sister)

More information

Pfc William Fitzgerald graduated from high school and was a waiter.

He enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 8 October 1941.

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

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, 3rd Armored Division website