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Personal info

Full name
ARLEDGE, William Howard
Date of birth
21 January 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Jefferson, Jefferson County, Alabama
Hometown
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
14131184
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Opheusden, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Sumner C. Arledge (father)
Lola B. (Willis) Arledge (mother)
Coburn G. Arledge (brother)
Jessie L. Arledge (brother)
Mary N. Arledge (sister)
Betty J. Arledge (sister)

More information

William H. Arledge attended high school for 3 years. He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort McClellan in Alabama on 5 August 1942. He was an employee of the Birmingham printing company in civilian life.

Pfc Arledge was hit by a shell, shot from a Tiger tank. He was given morphine against the pain, because a good part of his torso was blown away, but there was nothing they could do for him anymore.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Birmingham News Sun 30 January 1944