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MC FADDEN, William Stuart - Date of
birth
22 April 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Athena, Umatilla County, Oregon -
Hometown
Multnomah County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39330161 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 November 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 8 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Curran L. Mc Faddden (father)
Gladys (Banister) Mc Fadden (mother)
Raymond L. Mc Fadden (brother)
Barbara J. Mc Fadden (sister)
More information
Sgt William S. Mc Fadden graduated from Grant High School in 1939 and from Oregon State College, where he majored in dairy manufacturing in 1943.He enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 22 March 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - McFadden Family Tree / 1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com - Corvallis Gazette-Times
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Phi Gamma Delta, March 1946, http://halfassedhistorian.blogspot.nl, Oregon State University Gold Star Project