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Personal info

Full name
HARTY, William M
Date of birth
2 September 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31454482
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pounoy-la-Chétive, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 18 28

Immediate family

Members
John F. Harty (father)
Mary E. (Amsden) Harty (mother)
Florence E. Harty (sister)
John F. Harty (brother)
Alberta M. Harty (sister)
Marion L. Harty (sister)
Roger D. Harty (brother)
Evelyn Harty (sister)
Ruth Harty (sister)
Richard Harty (brother)
Thomas Harty (brother)
Gerald Harty (brother)
Daniel Harty (brother)
Gerald Harty (brother)
Genevieve V. (Andrukonis) Harty (wife)
Joyce Harty (daughter)
Wiliam F. Harty (son)

More information

Pvt. William M. Harty was a molder before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 9 March 1944.

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

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Records 1942-1949 / Indiana Birth Certificates / Alabama Country Mariages, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, Mike Richard - Gardner Newspaper
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