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Personal info

Full name
WELLS, William Fredrick
Date of birth
30 August 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana
Hometown
Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35894536
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
294th Engineer Combat Battalion
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 7 65

Immediate family

Members
John R. Wells (father)
Ethel Wells (mother)
Edgar U. Wells (brother)
Arthur L. Wells (brother)
Mary Wells (wife)

More information

T/5 William F. Wells enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 13 September 1943.

He was a factory foreman before he enlisted.

The picture was taken in high school in 1931.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, 1931 Alexandria High School Spectrum Yearbook - courtesy of Kathy McDermott