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ROSE, William E - Date of
birth
6 May 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Calagary, Alberta, Canada -
Hometown
Hayward, Alameda County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39143628 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Rimschweiler-Zweibrücken, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 23 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
William Rose (father)
Mary W. (Fredericks) Rose (mother)
Fern A. Rose (sister)
Violet S. Rose (sister)
Lawrence Rose (brother)
Lilly M. Rose (sister)
Arbutus Rose (sister)
Lary M. Rose (brother)
More information
Pfc William E. Rose attended high school for two years and was a chauffeur employed by the Hansen Truck Line Co. and Delmonte Foods before he enlisted.He tried to enlist in the military multiple times. He was refused because they said he was too tall, too large to hid from the enemy, that they did not have a uniform large enough to fit him. He was finally admitted to the Infantry.
He enlisted in San Francisco, California on 13 November 1943.
In November 1944, he was wounded in action in France by artillery shell fragments in his neck and leg. He was hospitalized until February 1945.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the head and his thorax.
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 - MBlighKumar