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Personal info

Full name
REMY, William Louis
Date of birth
28 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York
Hometown
Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York

Military service

Service number
32799280
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 14 23

Immediate family

Members
Louis Remy (father)
Louise M. Remy (mother)
Eugene W. Remy (brother)
Bernard H. Remy (brother)
Christina M. Remy (sister)
Grace M. Remy (sister)
Dorothy A. Remy (sister)
Marie L. Remy (sister)
Louis J. Remy (brother)
George C. Remy (brother)

More information

Pfc William L. Remy enlisted in New York City, New York on 10 February 1943.

He attended high school for 4 years and worked in a machine shop before he enlisted.

Pfc William L. Remy was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet