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Personal info

Full name
FREEMAN, William Junior Jr
Date of birth
29 April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Jackson County, Ohio
Hometown
Meigs County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35214663
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
10 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 14 28

Immediate family

Members
William E. Freeman (father)
Ida Freeman (mother)
Frank Freeman (brother)
Tressy Freeman (sister)
Gilbert Freeman (brother)
Clarence Freeman (brother)
Beulah M. Freeman (sister)
Marie Freeman (sister)
Homer Freeman (brother)

More information

Pvt William J. Freeman Jr. enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 12 November 1941.

Note: In the ABMC database, the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment is incorrectly listed as the 41st Infantry Battalion

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

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos