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Personal info

Full name
ROLAND, William Riley
Date of birth
15 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
South Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33892818
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 March 1945
Place of death
Near Schmitten, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 18 30

Immediate family

Members
Harvey C. Roland (father)
Belle L. (Campbell) Roland (mother)
Virginia D. Roland (sister)
Playford A. Roland (brother)
Joseph H. Roland (brother)
Charles A. Roland (brother)
George F. Roland (brother)
Roy E. Roland (brother)
Lena F. Roland (sister)
Lenora M. Roland (sister)
Harvey C. Roland (brother)
Laverne S. (Albert) Roland (wife)

More information

Pvt William R. Roland worked for the Railway Industrial Company before he enlisted in Pitssburgh, Pennsylvania, on 27 September 1944.

He is remembered at the Westmoreland County Memorial Park, Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Joel Frampton Gilfert / Franny, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press