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Personal info

Full name
FINKLE, William Walter "Billy"
Date of birth
14 November 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Eastport, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Hometown
Eastport, Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33905711
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
61st Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
31 March 1945
Place of death
Near Heidelberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 3 18

Immediate family

Members
Raymond F. Finkle (father)
Clara (Kaufholz) Finkle (mother)
Dorothy R. Finkle (sister)
Raymond Finkle (brother)
Margy Finkle (sister)
Elizabeth Finkle (sister)
James Finkle (brother)
Rose M. Finkle (sister)
Robert Finkle (brother)

More information

Sgt William W. Finkle attended Annapolis High School for three years.

He enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 11 July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Ms Rose Marie Kirby, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Finkle Family Tree / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Denise Robinson