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Personal info

Full name
HEIDE, William
Date of birth
30 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Rusk County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36917783
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 March 1945
Place of death
Near Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 9 49

Immediate family

Members
William Heide (father)
Hannah Heide (mother)
Ada Heide (sister)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Kelvyn Park High School 1941