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Personal info

Full name
PACKAN, William Charles
Date of birth
10 December 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35231500
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Consdorf-Berdorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 2 45

Immediate family

Members
Wasyl W. Packan (father)
Feduna (Myczkowska) Packan (mother)
John Packan (brother)
Wasyl Packan (brother)
Nicholas Packan (brother)
Anne Packan (sister)
Katherine Packan (sister)
Betty J. Packan (sister)
Charlotte (Hayes) Packan (wife)
Gregory C. Packan (son)
Nicholas Packan (son)

More information

Pfc William C. Packan graduated from Garfield High School and Akron University. He was studying for his PhD at Western Reserve University. He taught for five years before being employed at Firestone Tire & Rubber Company.

He enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 9 June 1943.

He was selected for the Army Specialized Training Program (A.S.T.P.) and studied Russian at the University of Chicago.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder

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