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Personal info

Full name
CAMP, William John
Date of birth
25 September 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Hometown
Monroe County, New York

Military service

Service number
42142009
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 10 25

Immediate family

Members
Richard C. Czarnowsky (father)
Wilhelmina (Scherf) Czarnowsky (mother)
Joseph Czarnowsky (brother)
Wilhelmina Czarnowsky (sister)
Pauline Czarnowsky (sister)
Edward Czarnowsky (brother)
Leo Czarnowsky (brother)
Genivive Czarnowsky (sister)
Marian M. (Kuchman) Camp (wife)
Roger W. Camp (son)
Richard W. Camp (son)
James L. Camp (son)

More information

Pvt William J. Camp changed the spelling of his last name after being married.

He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 22 May 1944.

After basic training Pvt Camp served in the 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II in Europe.

Pvt Camp was killed in action during the war when a German shell hit near the foxhole.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / David L. Kuchman