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Personal info

Full name
PERRY, William F
Date of birth
1 January 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia
Hometown
Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34087144
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pournoy-la-Chétive, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 43 26

Immediate family

Members
William F. Perry (father)
Lurah H. (Gilmore) Perry (mother)
George M. Perry (brother)
Eddy F. Perry (brother)
Elizabeth Perry (sister)
Robert L. Perry (brother)

More information

Pfc. William F. Perry enlisted in the Regular Army at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 24 August 1941.

He attended 4 years of high school and was a metal smith before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the U.S. Temporary Cemetery St. James, St. James, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

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