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SARGENT, William Overton - Date of
birth
6 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Goochland County, Virginia -
Hometown
Dover, Goochland County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33225993 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 9 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
William C. Sargent (father)
Ada L. (Butler) Sargent (mother)
Jannet M. Sargent (sister)
Janet S. Sargent (sister)
Stephan C. Sargent (brother)
Vera B. Sargent (sister)
Edward B. Sargent (brother)
David S. Sargent (brother)
Mary Sargent (sister)
Roxane Sargent (sister)
Ethel Sargent (sister)
Cloe Sargent (sister)
More information
S/Sgt William O. Sargent attended high school for two years and was a routeman before he enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 23 September 1942.In November 1944 he was wounded by a bullet in the arm and discharged from the hospital in December.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Nuckhols-Boyd –Williams Family Tree, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Library of Virginia - courtesy of Debbie Holloman