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Personal info

Full name
MEARS, William Robert
Date of birth
29 September 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33779483
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Esslingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 8 29

Immediate family

Members
William Mears (father)
Mary J. Mears (mother)
Mary Mears (sister)
Mary F. (McGuigan) Mears (wife)

More information

Pfc William R. Mears enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 6 May 1943.

He worked in a textile producing company before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery