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Personal info

Full name
ALDY, Willie D
Date of birth
2 March 1913
Age
32
Place of birth
Attala County, Mississippi
Hometown
Attala County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34139177
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Tank Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
31 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Walter C. Aldy (father)
Annie J. (McGriff) Aldy (mother)
Walter G. Aldy (brother)
Merle E. Aldy (sister)
George F. Aldy (brother)
Earl E. Aldy (brother)
Aubrey D. Aldy (brother)
Ruth E. Aldy (wife)
Joe Aldy (son)

More information

T/5 Willie D. Alby enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 10 February 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hans Wijnands - Carol B. Aldy