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Personal info

Full name
HAGLUND, William Howard
Date of birth
1 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Port Allegany, McKean County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Port Allegany, McKean County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33712846
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 February 1945
Place of death
Near Wallendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 2 29

Immediate family

Members
Carl Haglund (father)
Margaret (Wagner) Haglund (mother)
John Haglund (brother)

More information

Pvt William H. Haglund was a student when he enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 30 August 1944. He was sent overseas on 13 January 1945.

He joined his unit from the 17th Replacement Battalion on 5 February 1945.

Pvt Haglund was killed by small arms fire in his thorax.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / Melissa Ann Williams Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – soilsister / Joel Frampton