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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, Herbert Glenn
Date of birth
28 October 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee
Hometown
Jefferson County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34983244
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
Blatzheim-Kerpen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 6 16

Immediate family

Members
Decator Williams (father)
Viola (Burchfield) Williams (mother)
Lettie H. Williams (wife)
Nancy M. Williams (daughter)
Charles Williams (son)
Junior Williams (son)

More information

Pfc Herbert G. Williams enlisted in Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 14 March 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 121st Infantry Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Astrid