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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMSON, Carl Durwood
Date of birth
28 March 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama
Hometown
Selma, Dallas County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34587557
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bitburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Andrew W. Williamson (father)
Carrie (Lambert) Williamson (mother)
Doris E. (Ragsdale) Williamson (wife)

More information

T/5 Carl D. Williamson graduated from Howard College (now Samford University) in 1942. He majored in history and played on the football team all four years where he was considered one of the best runners, blocker and tackler of the team. He enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 28 December 1942.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov - WWII Enlistment record, www.ancestry.com - Alabama WWII Military Dead and Wounded, 1944-1946 / Trotter Snelgrove Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - The Union Banner - 3 May 1945

Photo source: Peter Schouteten