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Personal info

Full name
DEGNER, William Marvin
Date of birth
24 July 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36958171
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Louvigny-Vigny, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 46 10

Immediate family

Members
Paul Degner (father)
Wilma Degner (mother)
John Degner (brother)
Lillian Degner (sister)
Ethel Degner (sister)
George Degner (brother)
Virginia Degner (sister)
Robert Degner (brother)
Lorraine Degner (wife)

More information

Pvt William M. Degner was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

The picture was taken in high school in 1938.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: West Division High School yearbook, 1938