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Personal info

Full name
MCNAMEE, William J
Date of birth
3 September 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Yonkers, Westchester County, New York
Hometown
Yonkers, Westchester County, New York

Military service

Service number
32727679
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
Serrig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 16 22

Immediate family

Members
James McNamee (father)
Elizabeth (Humphrey) McNamee (mother)
Charles McNamee (brother)
James A. McNamee (brother)
Margaret C. McNamee (sister)
Mary A. McNamee (sister)
Thomas McNamee (brother)
Lillian E. McNamee (sister)
Cecelia R. McNamee (sister)

More information

Pfc William J. McNamee graduated from Gorton High School and worked for the Alexander Smith and Sons Carpet Company.

He enlisted in January 1943 and trained at Camp Gordon, Georgia. He was sent overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Gunter Family Tree, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com – Elaine Miranda

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Herald Statesman 26 June 1945