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WALSH, William Bernard - Date of
birth
13 November 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36730019 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
260th Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 March 1945 - Place of
death
Saarlouis, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
John E. Walsh (father)
Mary E. (Callaghan) Walsh (mother)
John E. Walsh Jr. (brother)
Austin Walsh (brother)
Mary T. Walsh (sister)
Dorothy Walsh (sister)
More information
Pfc William B. Walsh's attended Loyola University for one year.His paternal grandparents immigrated from Ireland, and his mother immigrated from Canada.
Pfc William B. Walsh was killed by artillery shell fragments to his head.
His brother John E. Walsh, served with the 331st Bomber Squadron and was killed in action in Freisack, Germany on 18 April 1944. He is buried next to his brother.
After Pfc Walsh was killed in action, a third brother Austin Walsh, who was serving in New Guinea, was immediately returned home from his service, as the last surviving son of the Walsh family.
Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Man / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card / 1930/1940 Census, www.fold3.com, www.65thdiv.com, www.newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxemburg American Cemetery / Rich Fullam