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VERMILLION, William Harold "Bill" - Date of
birth
15 February 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa -
Hometown
Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37665372 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
8 October 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 35 | 52 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles M. Vermillion (father)
Alta M. (Robertson) Vermillion (mother)
Evelyn Vermillion (sister)
Harry Vermillion (brother)
Donald Vermillion (brother)
Esther Vermillion (sister)
Fred A. Vermillion (brother)
More information
Pvt William H. Vermillion enlisted at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 13 March 1943.He was captured in the battle for Hill 422 three quarters of a mile southeast of Fremifontaine against the German 111th Panzer Grenadiers of the 11th Panzer Division.
He was taken prisoner of war and died of his injuries in Germany. Whether he died in a POW camp or in a hospital is not known.
His brother, PFC Fred A. Vermillion, was also killed during the war and is interred next to him.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record / World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Iowa State Census collection, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – Quad City Times Iowa 30 October 1944