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VAN EVERY, William Henry - Date of
birth
11 July 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32196298 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Michelshof, South of Echternach, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 12 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Oliver Van Every (father)
Helen (O'Brock) Van Every (mother)
Anny P. (White) Van Every (wife)
More information
S/Sgt William H. Van Every attended Bushwick High School and was a salesman.He enlisted at Camp Upton, New York on 28 January 1942.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949 / Alabama County Marriages, A Footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Bevil Cohn