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Personal info

Full name
ABELL, William Walter
Date of birth
5 April 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Washington, District of Columbia
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia

Military service

Service number
33841909
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 27 30

Immediate family

Members
Hugh C. Abell (father)
Anna A. Abell (mother)
James K. Abell (brother)
Jean (Rineer) Abell (wife)

More information

Pvt William W. Abell graduated from Eastern High School in 1942 and was a machinist.

He enlisted in Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 24 February 1944.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: -, Eastern High School 1942