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Personal info

Full name
LAMKIN, William Bryant
Date of birth
22 March 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Hometown
Pigg River, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33215486
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 November 1944
Place of death
Hackenberg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 15 34

Immediate family

Members
James J. Lamkin (father)
Bethenia (Shelton) Lamkin (mother)
Mary A. Lamkin (sister)
Evelyn F. Lamkin (sister)
Clara Lamkin (sister)
Thomas T. Lamkin (brother)
Madeline A. Lamkin (sister)
Francis P. Lamkin (sister)
Agnes P. Lamkin (sister)

More information

Pfc William B. Lamkin attended high school for 2 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted in Roanoke, Virginia on 22 October 1942.

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

He is remembered at the Gretna Burial Park in Gretna, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Gill Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Joan Mays

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Joan Mays