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Personal info

Full name
LAMBERSON, Willis Howard
Date of birth
30 October 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Shodack, Rensselaer County, New York
Hometown
Rensselaer County, New York

Military service

Service number
32851982
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 8 24

Immediate family

Members
Howard Lamberson (father)
Marie Lamberson (mother)
Arlene Lamberson (brother)
Russell Lamberson (brother)
Eleanor Lamberson (sister)
Laura E. (Cheadle) Lamberson (wife)

More information

Pfc Willis H. Lamberson enlisted in Albany, New York on 8 March 1943.

Source of information: Carla Mans, WWIIMemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - saratoga77