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WHITE, William Ellsworth - Date of
birth
28 June 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Kingston, Ulster County, New York -
Hometown
Esopus, Ulster County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32944455 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
66th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Baesweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
George E. White (father)
Bertha E. (Green) White (mother)
Georgiana White (sister)
Charles White (brother)
Dorothy White (sister)
George P. White (brother)
More information
Pvt William E. White worked on a farm before he enlisted in Albany, New York on 10 September 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 66th Armored Regiment, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hans Wijnands - Will