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PRITCHARD, Willis Coleman "Toby" - Date of
birth
4 January 1915 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Arkansas -
Hometown
Franklin County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38297394 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
24 April 1946 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Vietze, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
James R. Pritchard (father)
Cora A. (Carr) Pritchard (mother)
Lura L. Pritchard (sister)
Lorena F. Pritchard (sister)
Roy H. Pritchard (brother)
Robert E. Pritchard (brother)
Raymond Pritchard (brother)
Addie M. Pritchard (sister)
Edward C. Pritchard (brother)
Leta F. Pritchard (sister)
James C. Pritchard (brother)
Mary (Robertson) Pritchard (wife)
Linda (Moody) Pritchard (daughter)
More information
Sgt Willis C. Pritchard worked on a farm before he enlisted in Little Rock, Arkansas on 17 November 1942.He was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.
He is remembered at Fort Smith National Cemetery, Arkansas.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Pritchard Family Tree / Arkansas County Marriage
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Dunja van der Naald, www.findagrave.com - Fred