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Personal info

Full name
PILSON, William Laverne
Date of birth
21 December 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Benton, Franklin County, Illinois
Hometown
Benton, Franklin County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36650126
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 October 1944
Place of death
Emberménil, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 6 45

Immediate family

Members
Paul Pilson (father)
Tillie P. (True) Pilson (mother)
Helen Pilson (sister)
Almeda (Odie) Pilson (wife)
Dan P. Pilson (son)

More information

Pfc William L. Pilson was employed at the Chicago Wilmington & Franklin Coal Company in Illinois before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Orville L. Kline, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Tedrow Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy