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Personal info

Full name
SOFF, William Jr
Date of birth
22 June 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Rauchwart im Burgenland, Austria
Hometown
East Paterson, Bergen County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
20223146
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 February 1945
Place of death
Colmar, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 33 14

Immediate family

Members
William Soff (father)
Julianna (Kopesky) Soff (mother)
Pauline M. Soff (sister)
Elizabeth M. (Cooper) Soff (wife)
Beverly Soff (daughter)

More information

T/Sgt William Soff was a color blender at the Botany Worsted Mills in Passaic before he joined the Regular Army in Passaic, New Jersey on 16 September 1940. He was sent overseas in June 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Cooper Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – The Herald News 20 February 1945/The Record - 21 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com – Cooper, www.newspapers.com – The Herald News - 20 February 1945