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Personal info

Full name
DIAMOND, William
Date of birth
6 October 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32188285
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 January 1945
Place of death
Lutrebois, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 7 37

Immediate family

Members
Benjamin Diamond (father)
Ida Diamond (mother)
Henriette Diamond (sister)
Ruth Diamond (sister)
Herbert Diamond (brother)

More information

Pfc William Diamond attended college for one year and was a manager of the Royal Art Framing Company before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 9 January 1942. He was sent overseas in Spetember 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his face.

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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, After Action 35th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 21 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com - Daily News 6 March 1945