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Personal info

Full name
WALRAVEN, William Herman
Date of birth
2 April 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Holly Bend, Pope County, Arkansas
Hometown
Genesee County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36145063
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
94th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Chambrey, Xanrey or Henamenill, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 3 23

Immediate family

Members
Grover Alvin Walraven (father)
Ola E. (Williams) Walraven (mother)
Edward Walraven (brother)
Chester Walraven (brother)
Lula Walraven (sister)
Nora A. (Oxford) Walraven (wife)
Peggy J. Walraven (daughter)
Betty J. Walraven (daughter)
William H. Walraven (son)
Nellie L. Walraven (daughter)

More information

T/4 William H. Walraven enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 16 March 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Saint James, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com,www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.armydivs.com/4th-armored-division/

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Livingston County Daily Press and Argus - 25 March 1942