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Personal info

Full name
SLATER, William Thomas Jr
Date of birth
14 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33592156
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 December 1944
Place of death
Saarlautern, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 20 52

Immediate family

Members
William T. Slater Sr. (father)
Sara Slater (mother)
Robert Slater (brother)

More information

Pvt William T. Slater Jr. attended high school for 3 years before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 12 March 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S