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Personal info

Full name
SUMMERS, William Joseph
Date of birth
6 August 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
42133258
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Reipertswiller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 7 17

Immediate family

Members
Stephen A. Summers (father)
Irene K. Summers (mother)
Margaret Summers (sister)
Irene Summers (sister)
Patricia Summers (sister)
Mary G. Summers (wife)

More information

Pvt William J. Summers attended South High School for 2 years and was a elevator operator.

He enlisted in Camp Upton Yaphank, New York on 15 April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Mogen David Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.newspapers.com – The Brooklyn Daily Eagle New York 4 February 1945, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy