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MC WILLIAMS, Frank Xavier "Mack" - Date of
birth
6 December 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1011695 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
B Company,
743rd Tank Battalion,
1st Platoon
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
Erberich, south of Aldenhoven, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 1 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
John F. Mc Williams (father)
Margaret F. Mc Williams (mother)
Teresa Mc Williams (sister)
Jane (Wiersching) Mc Williams (wife)
Francis X. Mc Williams (son)
More information
1st Lt Frank X. Mc Williams graduated from Lincoln High School in 1934 where he was on the swim team and was in the Stamp Club. He also graduated from Marshall Law School in New Jersey and was a lawyer in Arlington.He enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 14 May 1941.
He was married to Jane Wiersching on 2 January 1942.
He was sent overseas in August 1944.
The couple had an infant son, Francis Xavier, Jr. who died on 16 October 1944.
According to the After Action Report, Lt Mc Williams was killed on 22 November when his tank was hit by enemy fire. He was wounded in action and died the same day. This date can be confirmed, since his crew members Pvt James P. Greene Jr., T/5 Orville D. Jones and T/4 Blair W. Williams are all listed as killed in action on 22 November. These men are also buried at Margraten.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 743rd Tank Battalion, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - Press and Sun-Bulletin, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Lincoln High School (Jersey City, NJ) yearbook, 1934