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WILLIAMS, Lyle Arthur - Date of
birth
2 December 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Iowa -
Hometown
Dubuque County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17148335 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Ammunition Bearer -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
Süggerath, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elbert O. Williams (father)
Harriet E. (Zlabek) Williams (mother)
Marjorie Williams (sister)
Violet Williams (sister)
Robert G. Williams (brother)
Doris M. Williams (sister)
Harold G. Williams (brother)
Geraldine Williams (sister)
More information
Pfc Lyle A. Williams attended college before he enlisted in Dubuque, Iowa on 31 October 1942.He took a full burst of machine gun fire in the stomach. Four comrades carried him back, but he was dead by the time they got him inside of a building.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.history.army.mil, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / www.wwiimemorial.com – Milton C. Roth