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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, Rolly J
Date of birth
28 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Barren County, Kentucky
Hometown
Barren County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35707107
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 October 1944
Place of death
Near Hericourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 22 33

Immediate family

Members
Jake Williams (father)
Gollie (Wheeler) Williams (mother)
Alta Williams (sister)
Avellee Williams (sister)
Fannye Williams (sister)
Ray Willams (brother)

More information

Pvt Rolly J. Williams enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 3 August 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

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