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Personal info

Full name
FRENCH, William Henry
Date of birth
2 April 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Attleboro Falls, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Plainville, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31434607
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Mannheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 19 36

Immediate family

Members
Waldo French (father)
Madeline French (mother)
Arthur French (brother)
Harry French (brother)
Milton French (brother)
Howard French (brother)
Walter French (brother)
Lester French (brother)
Jenette French (sister)
Betty French (sister)

More information

Pvt William H. French was employed by the Whiting & Davis Co.

He enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 21 August 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - kim