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Personal info

Full name
STAR, William Raymond
Date of birth
7 April 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36289627
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
5 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 7 2

Immediate family

Members
Oscar A. Star (father)
Alina (Juvonen) Star (mother)
Oscar A. Star Jr. (brother)
Irma A. Star (sister)
John R. Star (brother)
Elsie M. Star (sister)
Dorothy Star (sister)
Cecilia R. (Michalak) Star (wife)

More information

Pfc William R. Star enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 14 December 1942.

He attended 1 year of college before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / I talk to dead people