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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, William Vernon
Date of birth
10 April 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Edmonson, Lincoln County, Illinois
Hometown
Brenton, Ford County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36909504
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Riedwihr - Bischwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 15 25

Immediate family

Members
Frank Williams (father)
Myrtle M. (North) Williams (mother)
Edwin F. Williams (brother)
Frieda Williams (sister)
Billy Williams (brother)
Alena Williams (sister)
Bernice Williams (sister)

More information

Pvt William V. Williams enlisted on 13 April 1944. He received his training at Camp Robinson, Arkansas and went overseas on 7 January 1945.

He joined A Company in Ostheim, France on 27 January 1945. A day later, on 28 January he was killed by small arms fire in the pelvis and abdomen.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy