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Personal info

Full name
PATERSON, William Arthur
Date of birth
19 December 1914
Age
29
Place of birth
Easton, Aroostook County, Maine
Hometown
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine

Military service

Service number
31352603
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sapois, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 10 20

Immediate family

Members
James S. Paterson (father)
Etta L. (Garrison) Paterson (mother)
Carl L. Paterson (brother)
Francis S. Paterson (brother)

More information

Pvt William A. Paterson attended high school for one year and was a farm hand.

He enlisted in Brewer, Maine on 23 November 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – James Osborne