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Personal info

Full name
MCCLELEN, William Randal
Date of birth
3 March 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Weinert, Haskell County, Texas
Hometown
Seymour, Baylor County, Texas

Military service

Service number
18064068
Rank
Technician Third Grade
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hommerdingen-Mettendrof, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 6 20

Immediate family

Members
William McClelen (father)
Clara McClelen (mother)
Jack McClelen (brother)
Clyde McClelen (brother)
Evida C. (Carlson) McClelen (wife)

More information

T/3 William R. McClelen was employed in the Westlake Park Café in Los Angeles, California.

He fought in North Africa, Italy, France, and Germany and was killed by bullets in the arm and the side of his body.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Service Book - Baylor County, Texas