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Personal info

Full name
ZELLER, William "Wilhelm"
Date of birth
12 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Dalkingen, Ostalbkreis, Germany
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33426693
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hitdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 10 13

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Zeller (father)
Mary Zeller (mother)
Joseph Zeller (brother)
Eugene Zeller (brother)
Herman F. Zeller (brother)
Maria Teresa Zeller (sister)
Louis Zeller (brother)

More information

Pfc William Zeller was a butcher.

He enlisted in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on 17 February 1943.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Pennsylvania / U.S, World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 / New York, Passenger Lists, 24 May 1934 / 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment "Devils in Baggy Pants" Unit History, www.archives.gov - Enlistment Record, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Michael Wakelin