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Personal info

Full name
WHITE, William Walter
Date of birth
12 July 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Albion, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Erie County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33297631
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
Near Monschau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 6 44

Immediate family

Members
John F. White (father)
Nora D. (Coon) White (mother)
Kathryn I. White (sister)
John F. White (brother)
Mary E. White (sister)
Bernice M. White (sister)
Elma L. White (sister)
George W. White (brother)
Lucille R. White (sister)

More information

Pfc William W. White worked on a farm before he enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 8 October 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Public Members Photos