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Personal info

Full name
CHRISTY, William Fillmore
Date of birth
30 January 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Beech Creek, Greene County, Indiana
Hometown
Solsberry, Greene County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35724270
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 November 1944
Place of death
Moyenvic, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 25 2

Immediate family

Members
William F. Christy (father)
Nila (Cox) Christy (mother)
Bernard Christy (brother)
Vesta V. Christy (sister)
Wilma J. Christy (sister)
Vondetta Christy (sister)
Romey E. Christy (brother)
Dottie I. Christy (sister)

More information

Pfc William F. Christy worked on a farm before he enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 1 February 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

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 / Linda Wier Marchesani Tree, www.findagrave.com, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division

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