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Personal info

Full name
LANDERS, William Hollis
Date of birth
13 December 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Dadeville, Dade County, Missouri
Hometown
Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
33748553
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 43 21

Immediate family

Members
Clifford E. Landers (father)
Cora A. (McConnell) Landers (mother)
Dennis M. Landers (brother)
John D. Landers (brother)
Lelia M. (Higgins) Landers (wife)

More information

Sgt William H. Landers was employed at the Kroger Grocery and Baking Company before he enlisted at Fort Myer, Virginia on 30 September 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Theo Vial Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – B.L. Kirby
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Arkansas City, Kansas