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CALKINS, William Hale - Date of
birth
5 February 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Westfield, Union County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11067056 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 November 1944 - Place of
death
Strasbourg, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 21 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Austin E. Calkins (father)
Dorothy (Hale) Calkins (mother)
Robert N. Calkins (brother)
More information
Pfc William H. Calkins attended Middlebury College in Vermont for two years.He joined the U.S. Army Reserve at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont on 19 August 1942.
He studied under the A.S.T.P. at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Nebraska and was assigned to the infantry when the program was discontinued. He was sent overseas in September 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Gordon Tree, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Family collection