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Personal info

Full name
WILLIS, William Randall
Date of birth
20 March 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Perry, Taylor County, Georgia
Hometown
Lowndes County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34833403
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 September 1944
Place of death
Near Schevenhütte, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 12 47

Immediate family

Members
William H. Willis (father)
Nora F. Willis (mother)
Emery V. Willis (sister)
Allie I. Willis (sister)
Olive E. Willis (sister)
Linnie M. Willis (wife)
Francis A. Willis (daughter)
Margaret H. Willis (daughter)

More information

Pvt William R. Willis worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 15 December 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet