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WILLIAMS, Issac E - Date of
birth
3 October 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Eddyville, Pope County, Illinois -
Hometown
Dade County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34058770 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
771st Tank Destroyer Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 6 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Norman Williams (father)
Charity (Stone) Williams (mother)
S. T. Williams (brother)
More information
Sgt Issac E. Williams enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 8 November 1941.He was wounded in action on 19 November 1944 in Belgium, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time. After recovering he returned to his unit.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Joeff & Shawn Williams, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, http://www.tankdestroyer.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspaperarchives.com - The Daily Register, 5 June 1945