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WILLIAMS, Evan - Date of
birth
1911 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Mississippi -
Hometown
Wayne County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6393665 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tank Commander -
Unit
C Company,
17th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sillegny, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Jack C. Williams (father)
Lillie (Lowery) Williams (mother)
Capell Williams (brother)
Oscar A. Williams (brother)
Julius Williams (brother)
Ollie M. Williams (sister)
Cora M. Williams (sister)
Jack C. Williams (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Evan Williams joined the Regular Army on 9 May 1939.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman