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Personal info

Full name
WILKINSON, William Jr
Date of birth
23 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Brighton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31353868
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sainte-Croix, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
William Wilkinson Sr. (father)

More information

S/Sgt William Wilkinson enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 28 April 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Coleman

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Misty