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Personal info

Full name
PETRY, William Laray
Date of birth
12 January 1920
Age
25
Place of birth
Carroll County, Maryland
Hometown
Carroll County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33887927
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 March 1945
Place of death
Near Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 8 31

Immediate family

Members
William O. Petry (father)
Gertrude M. (Yingling) Petry (mother)
David O. Petry (brother)
Anna E. Petry (sister)
Hilda M. Petry (sister)
Helen Petry (sister)
Evelyn L. Petry (sister)
Charles W. Petry (brother)
Sterling K. Petry (brother)
Paul M. Petry (brother)
Catherine L. Petry (twin sister)
Thurman T. Petry (brother)

More information

Pfc William L. Petry was a driver before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 11 May 1944.

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, www.findagrave.com - Oldnanny, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / lemair.sergejean