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Personal info

Full name
LOGSDON, William C
Date of birth
17 Augustus 1916
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
Hometown
Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35502409
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Light Mortar Crewman
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pont-à-Mousson, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 28 67

Immediate family

Members
Charles B. Logsdon (father)
Pearl C. (Wheatley) Logsdon (mother)
Mary H. Logsdon (sister)
Louis B. Logsdon (brother)
Joe Logsdon (brother)

More information

Pfc William C. Logsdon was a mechanic and worked at the Blue and Grey Transfer Co. in Cincinnatti before he enlisted at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky on 9 July 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com, www.80thDivision.com
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