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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, George Wilder Sr
Date of birth
1 April 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Hometown
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34796535
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 January 1945
Place of death
Near Wissenbourg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 37 28

Immediate family

Members
Aaron D. Williams (father)
Maude (Wilder) Williams (mother)
Aaron D. Williams Jr. (brother)
Addie Williams (sister)
Edgar W. Williams (brother)
Dorothy (Bailey) Williams (wife)
George W. Williams Jr. (son)

More information

S/Sgt George W. Williams Sr. graduated from Hillsborough High School and was employed at the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company before he enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 17 November 1943.

His two brothers also served.

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 / Moore Wilder Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Gary Moore, www.newspapers.com - The Tampa Times 8 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Major M, www.newspapers.com - The Tampa Times 8 February 1945