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TACKABERRY, William Robert - Date of
birth
30 June 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Grayson, Carter County, Kentucky -
Hometown
North Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36765857 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the woods near Hochmutting Airport, north of Munich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 28 | 34 |
Immediate family
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Members
Archie D. Tackaberry (father)
Ida B. (Sadler) Tackaberry (mother)
Hazel M. Tackaberry (sister)
Gladys P. Tackaberry (sister)
Aileen Tackaberry (sister)
Wilber Tackaberry (brother)
Rowena Tackaberry (sister)
Kenneth K. Tackaberry (brother)
James Tackaberry (brother)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Kentucky Birth Index / Tackaberry Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
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