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SHOEMAKER, William Alva - Date of
birth
4 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas -
Hometown
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37503952 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 October 1944 - Place of
death
Grandvillers, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
William E. Shoemaker (father)
Mamie (Emmerson) Shoemaker (mother)
Carl Shoemaker (brother)
Frank D. Shoemaker (brother)
Rose M. Shoemaker (sister)
Clifford E. Shoemaker (brother)
Ruth E. Shoemaker (sister)
Norma J. Shoemaker (sister)
Dorothy M. Shoemaker (sister)
Margaret M. Shoemaker (sister)
Gary Shoemaker (son)
More information
Pfc William A. Shoemaker enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on 4 February 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Gary Shoemaker, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.45thdivision.org, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy