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Personal info

Full name
FITZE, William Edward
Date of birth
1 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina
Hometown
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina

Military service

Service number
34650738
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 January 1945
Place of death
Near Doncols, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 4 29

Immediate family

Members
Glenn T. Fitze Sr. (father)
Cora L. (Browning) Fitze (mother)
Glenn T. Fitze Jr. (brother)
Ruby M. Fitze (sister)

More information

Pvt William E. Fitze attended high school for one year and was employed at the McKasie Manufacturing Company in Greenville, South Carolina before he enlisted at Fort Jackson, South Carolina on 30 March 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Williams Family Tree, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery