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Personal info

Full name
MOE, William Elton "Son"
Date of birth
15 April 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Fontainebleau, Jackson County, Mississippi
Hometown
Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34477079
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
Trier, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 3 68

Immediate family

Members
Harry E. Moe (father)
Sabra E. (Goff) Moe (mother)
Ruble L. Moe (sister)
Olive M. Moe (sister)
Sabra E. Moe (sister)
Lonnie E. Moe (brother)

More information

Pfc William E. Moe was a houseman and yardman before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 4 November 1942. He was sent overseas in September 1944.

He died from burns to his body.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.10tharmored.com, www.findagrave.com – Linda Ellis

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Linda Ellis