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Personal info

Full name
CHANEY, William Chester
Date of birth
5 January 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Hometown
Maretburg, Rockcastle County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35076344
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Tintange, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 3 16

Immediate family

Members
Harvey W. Chaney (father)
Roxie E. (Whitaker) Chaney (mother)
Ivey P. Chaney (sister)
Jewell E. Chaney (sister)
George L. Chaney (brother)
Jesse R. Chaney (brother)
Lola B. Chaney (sister)
Mary H. Chaney (sister)
Ester Chaney (sister)
Pascal Chaney (sister)
Lonnie Chaney (sister)
Conley Chaney (brother)
Margie R. (McKinney) Chaney (wife)
Billy G. Chaney (son)
Benny K. Chaney (son)

More information

Pvt William C. Chaney was a chauffeur before he enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 27 March 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Wilson Family Tree / Kentucky Birth Index, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - bobbyadkins20, Hannah Majewski - Kevca Windstream