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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, Albert James
Date of birth
7 March 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Lake Titus, Franklin County, New York
Hometown
Malone, Franklin County, New York

Military service

Service number
32948798
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
Hünningen-Büllingen, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 10 51

Immediate family

Members
George Williams (father)
Lydia Williams (mother)
Freddie Williams (brother)
Howard Williams (brother)

More information

Pvt Albert J. Williams enlisted in Utica, New York on 16 December 1943. He worked on a farm before his enlistment.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet