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Personal info

Full name
SAMPSON, William Francis
Date of birth
18 May 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Dayton, Campbell County, Kentucky
Hometown
Melvindale, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36550278
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 February 1945
Place of death
Oberhoffen, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 18 46

Immediate family

Members
August S. Sampson (father)
Irene C. (Henzerling) Sampson (mother)
Lawrence A. Sampson (brother)
Harold E. Sampson (brother)
Anthony L. Sampson (brother)
Ruth Sampson (sister)

More information

Pfc William F. Sampson's name is mentioned on a memorial plaque in his hometown.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Jonheft Tree, www.findagrave.com – Jon H

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Jon H