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Personal info

Full name
VANDER-KOOI, William
Date of birth
30 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Hull, Sioux County, Iowa
Hometown
Hull, Sioux County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37478944
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Speicher, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 14 56

Immediate family

Members
John Vander-Kooi (father)
Johanna Vander-Kooi (mother)
Pearl Vander-Kooi (sister)

More information

Pfc William Vander-Kooi graduated from Western Christian High School in 1941. He worked at the Kooiker Machine Works.

He enlisted on 30 April 1943 and was selected for the ASTP program. When this program was disbanded, he was transferred to the infantry and sent overseas in November 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Iowa World War II Bonus Case Files for Beneficaries 1947-1959, https://newspaperarchive.com - The Sioux County Index 29 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, https://newspaperarchive.com - The Sioux County Index 29 March 1945