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FIELDS, William Edward - Date of
birth
30 September 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33735512 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
253rd Infantry Regiment,
63rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 March 1945 - Place of
death
Neckargemünd, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 46 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Claude E. Fields (father)
May Fields (mother)
Robert R. Fields (brother)
Esther A. Fields (wife)
More information
Pvt William E. Fields attended high school for four years and was an electrician at the Bethlehem Steel Corporation before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 14 September 1943.Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.63rdinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett
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