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Personal info

Full name
MURCH, William Carlyle
Date of birth
4 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42145020
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 15 56

Immediate family

Members
Thomas T. Murch (father)

More information

Pvt William C. Murch enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 16 June 1944.

He attended high school for 4 years and was a clerk before he enlisted.

Pvt William C. Murch was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block DDD, Row 7, Grave 129.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 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

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet