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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, Samuel T
Date of birth
15 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Mount Dora, Lake County, Florida
Hometown
Lake County, Florida

Military service

Service number
14077340
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Forêt Domaine, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 27 56

Immediate family

Members
Marcus O. Williams (father)
Olive O. (Harris) Williams (mother)
Marcus O. Williams (brother)
Virginia Williams (sister)
Harris H. Williams (brother)

More information

Pfc Samuel T. Williams joined the Regular Army in Gainesville, Florida on 24 October 1942.

He attended 1 year of college.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Larkin Family Tree, http://75thdivisiondad.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com - U.S., School Yearbooks Gainesville Florida