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Personal info

Full name
OHLER, William Henry
Date of birth
25 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
32120095
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 December 1944
Place of death
Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 8 32

Immediate family

Members
Henry Ohler (father)
Lillian E. (Ross) Ohler (mother)
Grace Ohler (sister)
Lillian Ohler (sister)
Helen Ohler (sister)

More information

T/4 William H. Ohler enlisted in Jamaica, New York on 14 May 1941.

He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, AAR 53rd AIB July 44 thru May 1945

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