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Personal info

Full name
CHADWICK, William Oliver Jr
Date of birth
3 October 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Lee County, Alabama
Hometown
Winnebago County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
35842254
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 April 1945
Place of death
Ruhr river, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 8 17

Immediate family

Members
William O. Chadwick (father)
Marie Chadwick (mother)

More information

Pfc William O. Chadwick Jr. graduated from Benton High School in 1944.

He enlisted in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 12 June 1944.

It was a move that was to mark the breakthrough for the 121st Infantry Regiment in the Ruhr. A lot of towns fell and the Regiment was on it's way. During these actions Pfc William O. Chadwick Jr was killed in action.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.heroesforever.nl

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet