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Personal info

Full name
MEDLIN, William Alexander
Date of birth
29 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Arkansas
Hometown
Star City, Lincoln County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38512634
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Houssen, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 14 35

Immediate family

Members
William E. Medlin (father)
Josy E. (Langley) Medlin (mother)
Wesley E. Medlin (brother)
Winfred L. Medlin (brother)
Edith R. Medlin (sister)
Herbert W. Medlin (brother)
Robert J. Medlin (brother)
Glenna F. Medlin (sister)
Minnie L. Medlin (sister)
Fluree Medlin (sister)
Mary Medlin (half-sister)
Sarah J. Medlin (half-sister)
William R. Medlin (half-brother)
Eddie M. Medlin (half-brother)
Daisy M. Medlin (half-sister)
Mary F. (Culpepper) Medlin (wife)

More information

Pfc William A. Medlin was married to Mary Culpepper on 17 October 1942 and worked as a production operator.

He enlisted in Little Rock, Arkansas on 12 August 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire to his abdomen and pelvis.

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