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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, George Raymond
Date of birth
3 December 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
Kent County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36894110
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
13 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Rheinberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 16 19

Immediate family

Members
Walter L. Williams (father)
Gertrude (Ritzema) Williams (mother)
Rose E. Williams (sister)
Fayetta Williams (sister)
Marion Williams (sister)
Esther Williams (sister)
Verna M. Williams (sister)
Peggy (Dolphin) Williams (wife)
Raymond Williams (son)
Linda Williams (daughter)

More information

Pfc George R. Williams attended Howard City High School. He was employed by the McInerney Spring & Wire Company.

Pfc Williams had been on front line duty since November 1944, a month after he arrived in Europe.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Susan Linton, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Grand Rapids Press - 27 March 1945 

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Susan Linton - 1934 Ottawa High School Yearbook in Grand Rapids, www.newspapers.com - The Grand Rapids Press - 27 March 1945