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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, Glen Edward
Date of birth
5 July 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Cleveland County, Arkansas
Hometown
Jefferson County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38179465
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Walternienburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 2 16

Immediate family

Members
Frank Williams (father)
Daisy (Morton) Williams (mother)
Arthur Williams (brother)
J.C. Williams (brother)
Dorsey Williams (brother)
Doyl Williams (brother)
Horace C. Williams (brother)
Daisy O. Williams (sister)
Minnie Williams (sister)
Essie Williams (sister)

More information

Pfc Glen E. Williams enlisted in Little Rock, Arkansas on 2 July 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 census, WWII Draft Cards, 83rd Infantry Division Documents

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Jimmy Williams