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CASHION, William Wade - Date of
birth
21 January 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Iredell County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-292520 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Limburg An Der Lahn, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 10 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jason M. Cashion (father)
Nannie E. (Howard) Cashion (mother)
Johnsie Cashion (sister)
Hugh D. Cashion (brother)
Isabelle (Brawley) Cashion (wife)
William W. Cashion Jr. (son)
More information
Capt William W. Cashion graduated from Davidson College in 1932.He was sent overseas in October 1944. He was taken prisoner on 17 December 1944 in Winterspelt and died in Stalag XII-A.
Source of information: Antoine Nouens, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library / Davidson College annual
Photo source: Antoine Nouens, Peter Schouteten, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library / Davidson College annual