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Personal info

Full name
REYNOLDS, William E "Billy"
Date of birth
22 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Box Elder, Hill County, Montana
Hometown
Ramsey County, North Dakota

Military service

Service number
39107644
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
10 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 17 14

Immediate family

Members
William E. Reynolds (father)
Agnes S. C. (Sampson) Reynolds (mother)
Alta Reynolds (sister)

More information

Pvt William E. Reynolds attended high school for four years and worked in a warehouse before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 30 September 1942.

He was reported lightly wounded in action on 29 November when his unit was engaged in a fighting for the town of Farébersviller, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Shoprocket Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - JoMarRo