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Personal info

Full name
MILLING, William Earl
Date of birth
29 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Neshoba County, Mississippi
Hometown
Union County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34872481
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
Schöntal, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 1 13

Immediate family

Members
Andrew R. Milling (father)
Mollie Milling (mother)
Senever Milling (sister)
Meba Milling (sister)

More information

Pvt William E. Milling enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 9 September 1943.

He attended high school for 4 years.

His name is listed on the Union County War Memorial, located in the Court House Lawn in New Albany, Union County, Miississippi.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Donny Jumper