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Personal info

Full name
CASEY, William Robert James Jr
Date of birth
1 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33591883
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
4 December 1944
Place of death
Vosges Mountains, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 21 40

Immediate family

Members
William J. Casey (father)
Margaret A. (White) Casey (mother)
Alia Casey (sister)
Margaret A. Casey (sister)
Robert J. Casey (brother)

More information

Pvt William R. J. Casey Jr. enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 12 March 1943.

He was severely wounded when his vehicle drove on a landmine.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files 1942-1954 / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson