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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, James L
Date of birth
30 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Genesee County, Michigan
Hometown
Mount Morris, Genesee County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36568028
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
11 September 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dornot, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Charles J. Williams (father)
Ida D. (Marwede) Williams (mother)
June Williams (sister)
Lorraine E. Williams (sister)
Virginia Williams (sister)

More information

During the night of 10 September 1944, Pfc Williams was reported missing in action during the withdrawal across the Moselle River. Records indicated that he likely drowned, but the exact circumstances of his loss are unknown.

He was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO, IDPF

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Dave Hansen