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Personal info

Full name
LAMB, William Edward
Date of birth
12 December 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Chester Hill, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33247906
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 December 1944
Place of death
Near St. Vith, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 5 36

Immediate family

Members
Walter S. Lamb (father)
Caroline Lamb (mother)
Walter Lamb (brother)
Elizabeth A. Lamb (sister)

More information

T/Sgt William E. Lamb enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 16 July 1942.
He attended high school for 4 years and worked in a warehouse before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block C, Row 5, Grave 104.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://106thinfdivassn.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet