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Personal info

Full name
FRENCH, William K
Date of birth
1924
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Arkansas
Hometown
Barnett, Van Buren County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38511224
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 February 1945
Place of death
Near Halsdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 4 67

Immediate family

Members
Arthur R. French (father)
Neva I. (Harper) French (mother)
James D. French (brother)
Mildred French (sister)
Jimmie H. French (brother)
Doris J. French (sister)
Richard D. French (brother)

More information

Sgt William K. French attended South Side High School.

Hee enlisted in Little Rock, Arkansas on 16 July 1943 and was sent overseas in the early part of 1944. In France, he worked first served a base post office.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Applications, www.80thdivision.com, www.newspapers.com - The Log Cabin Democrat - 26 March 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem