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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, Frank D
Date of birth
June 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
DeKalb County, Tennessee
Hometown
Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37492431
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
16 April 1945
Place of death
Bensheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 3 19

Immediate family

Members
Billie Williams (father)
Bertha B. Williams (mother)
Elva Williams (brother)
James C. Williams (brother)
Woodroe B. Williams (brother)
Effie A. (Glenn) Williams (wife)
Shirley Williams (daughter)

More information

T/Sgt Frank D. Williams enlisted on 28 December 1942.

He was reported wounded in action on 14 April 1945 and died of his wounds on 16 April 1945 in Bensheim, Germany.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Hagner Family Tree / 1920 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Marlin Bryant, Shirley Williams Zinn (daughter) - courtesy of Debbie Holloman