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RHODES, William Hill - Date of
birth
18 December 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon -
Hometown
Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39344227 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Würm-Müllendorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 20 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter A. Rhodes (father)
Minnie C. Rhodes (mother)
Rovene Rhodes (wife)
Susan Rhodes (daughter)
More information
Pvt William H. Rhodes graduated from Pendleton High School and attended Oregon State College. He was employed at the Hotel Pendleton and later by the Union Pacific railroad before he enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 25 January 1944. He was sent overseas in August 1944.On 28 December 1944, relatives received a letter, dated 10 December, in which Pvt Rhodes said that he was in a hospital somewhere in the European theater, following a fracture of the left leg above the knee. He said he was receiving excellent care and was doing well.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, Clark County Courier 23 February 1945, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949, www.findagrave.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Ralph Peeters, Jaap Vermeer - Clark County Courier - 23 February 1945