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Personal info

Full name
FORTUNA, William Bernard
Date of birth
1 January 1920
Age
25
Place of birth
Passaic County, New Jersey
Hometown
Branchburg, Somerset County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42100672
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Braderhau - Labaroche, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 2 55

More information

Pfc William B. Fortuna was a farmhand before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 22 November 1943.

He was killed in action by artillery shell fragments in the abdomen and leg.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy