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Personal info

Full name
KING, William A
Date of birth
1920
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Military service

Service number
11039678
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bigonville, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 8 12

Immediate family

Members
Mary R. (Fabre) Creeden (mother)
Jeremiah J. Creeden (stepfather)
Dorothy Rose Cummings (half sister)
Robert J. Creeden (half brother)
Richard J. Creeden (half brother)
Edward C. Creeden (half brother)

More information

Pvt William A. King enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire on 18 April 1942.

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

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com - Dan Phelan