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Personal info

Full name
HOWLAND, Willard Leslie
Date of birth
1922
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Jordan, Onondaga County, New York

Military service

Service number
32476099
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pommérieux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 25 55

Immediate family

Members
Bruce J. Howland (father)
Ella Howland (mother)
Merle B. Howland (sister)
Carrie V. Howland (sister)
Elnora Howland (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Willard L. Howland worked in a confection production company before he enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 12 September 1942.

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

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S.