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Personal info

Full name
HOLDER, William J
Date of birth
28 November 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Queens, New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
32003987
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
Ettelbruck, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
A 7 18

Immediate family

Members
David Holder (father)
Catherine Holder (mother)
Florence Holder (sister)
Marion Holder (sister)
Margaret Holder (sister)
Walter D. Holder (brother)

More information

S/Sgt William J. Holder was a driver before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 30 January 1941.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com, New York Birth Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery