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Personal info

Full name
STEFFEN, William Corliss "Little Bill"
Date of birth
28 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Hometown
Rochester, Monroe County, New York

Military service

Service number
12201224
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
259th Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 March 1945
Place of death
Fraulautern, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 10 13

Immediate family

Members
Fred Steffen (father)
Winifred L. (Schoonover) Steffen (mother)
Fred J. Steffen (brother)
Frank V. Steffen (brother)
Victor B. Steffen (brother)
Winnifred L. Steffen (sister)
Dorothy A. Steffen (sister)
John C. Steffen (brother)
Lola M. Steffen (sister)
Gladys G. Steffen (sister)
Donald H. Steffen (brother)

More information

Pfc William C. Steffen volunteered for the Army of the United States in Rochester, New York on 9 November 1942.

Pfc Steffen was engaged to be married.

Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card / 1925/1930/1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - Democrat & Chronicle - 18 May 1945, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com, www.65thdiv.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery