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WILLIAMS, Gerald L - Date of
birth
14 June 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Putnam County, New York -
Hometown
Putnam County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42084227 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bergstein, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 12 | 52 |
Immediate family
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Members
John H. Williams (father)
Bonnie B. (Whitlock) Williams (mother)
John H. Williams (brother)
Hazel Williams (sister)
Oscar J. Williams (brother)
Howard G. Williams (brother)
Joseph L. Williams (brother)
Maurice A. Williams (brother)
Marion R. Williams (sister)
Neal G. Williams (brother)
Marjorie E. Williams (sister)
Phillip E. Williams (brother)
Lilian S. Williams (wife)
Ella Williams (daughter)
More information
Pvt Gerald L. Williams enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 23 February 1944.He was a chauffeur before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Block OO, Row 7, Grave 130.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Various Family Trees, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - History of the 28th Infantry Regiment, After Action Report of the 28th Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Dwight Austin