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Personal info

Full name
CADDICK, William Evans Jr
Date of birth
18 March 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Carroll County, New Hampshire
Hometown
Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Military service

Service number
31174512
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
3rd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 14 21

Immediate family

Members
William E. Caddick (father)
Georgie H. (Brooks) Caddick (mother)
Margaret G. Caddick (sister)
Samuel F. Caddick (brother)
Arnold B. Caddick (brother)
Dorothy Caddick (sister)
Thomas W. Caddick (brother)
Robert H. Caddick (brother)

More information

Pfc William E. Caddick was employed in landscaping before he enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire on 4 September 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid Van Erp, Danny van der Groen, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Family Trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet