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Personal info

Full name
KIRBY, William Edward
Date of birth
23 August 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42141249
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Gey, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 10 40

Immediate family

Members
Francis Kirby (father)
Margaret Kirby (mother)
James Kirby (brother)
Albert Kirby (brother)
John Kirby (brother)
Elizabeth Kirby (sister)
Joseph Kirby (brother)
Catherine T. Kirby (wife)
Mary E. Kirby (daughter)

More information

Pvt William E. Kirby graduated from Henry Harris and Bayonne Senior High Schools and was employed by the General Cable Company.

He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 18 May 1944.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, The Bayonne Times - 30 December 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Bayonne Times - 30 December 1944