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Personal info

Full name
PAGEAU, William Alfred
Date of birth
22 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36472407
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Geinsheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 20 23

Immediate family

Members
Henry C. Pageau (father)
Harriet Pageau (mother)
Herbert Pageau (brother)

More information

Pfc William A. Pageau enlisted at Ft. Sheridan, Illinois on 2 August 1944. He worked in a machineshop before he enlisted.

He was first buried in the Limey Cemetery, Toul, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Damaris Acevedo