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Personal info

Full name
MC LAREN, William J
Date of birth
1922
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
12021264
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
Harz mountains, east of Osterode am Harz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 12 18

Immediate family

Members
Alexander Mc Laren (father)
Annie Mc Laren (mother)
Alexander Mc Laren (brother)
Daniel Mc Laren (brother)
Margaret Mc Laren (sister)
Robert Mc Laren (brother)
Alice Mc Laren (sister)
Anna Mc Laren (wife)

More information

S/Sgt William J. Mc Laren enlisted in New York City on 25 November 1940.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsh, bklyn.newspaper.com - Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 17 May 1945, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Bjorn Meeuwsen