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Personal info

Full name
LANDA, William Frank Jr
Date of birth
2 August 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois
Hometown
Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36053870
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Tank Commander
Unit
C Company,
774th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
Petite-Langlire, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 17 24

Immediate family

Members
William Landa Sr. (father)
Anna Landa (mother)
Helen Landa (sister)
Emalie Landa (sister)
Anna M. Landa (sister)
La Verne Landa (sister)
Rosemary Landa (sister)
Mary (Garrett) Landa (wife)

More information

Sgt William F. Landa was employed at U.S. Radiator Corp.

He enlisted in Scott Field, Illinois, on 27 January 1942. He was sentoverseas in June 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 774th Tank Battalion, www.newspapers.com - Alton Evening Telegraph

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, http://collections.mohistory.org/resource/749590