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Personal info

Full name
BOTTS, William W
Date of birth
23 January 1922
Age
23
Place of birth
Georgia
Hometown
Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34836201
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Trebur, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 16 14

Immediate family

Members
William W. Botts (father)
Margaret F. Botts (mother)

More information

Pvt William W. Botts Jr. enlisted at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 7 July 1944.

He attended 2 years of College before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Saint Avold Cemetery, Metz, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Southern and German Family Tree

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