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Personal info

Full name
WITHEM, William F
Date of birth
17 May 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Glouster, Athens County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35034953
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Platoon Sergeant
Unit
C Company,
509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sadzot, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 13 56

Immediate family

Members
William Withem (father)
Lucille (Bartles) Withem (mother)
Betty M. Withem (sister)
Aldene Withem (sister)

More information

S/Sgt William F. Withem graduated from Glouster High School in 1935. He worked for the Republic Steel Tube Co

He enlisted at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 11 July 1941 and had his basic training at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, after which he volunteered for the paratroopers and was transferred to Fort Benning, In May 1942, he was sent overseas to England. From there he was sent to North Africa where he was reported wounded in action on 8 November 1942. He reported wounded in action a second time in Italy on 25 February 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com, www.509thgeronimo.org, www.newspaperarchive.com - Athens Messenger

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspaperarchive.com - Athens Messenger, www.findagrave.com – texnative