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Personal info

Full name
CAMPBELL, William Charles
Date of birth
30 December 1925
Age
18
Place of birth
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Hometown
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37692270
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Walsheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 14 85

Immediate family

Members
Charles A. Campbell (father)
Ina M. Campbell (mother)

More information

Pvt William C. Campbell was a driver before he enlisted at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 18 March 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Iowa WWII Bonus Case Files, www.87thinfantrydivision.com
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