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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, James Frances
Date of birth
18 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Neoga, Cumberland County, Illinois
Hometown
Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36769649
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bavigne, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
F 7 16

Immediate family

Members
Miles L. Williams (father)
Opal G. (Van Scyoc) Williams (mother)
Chester N. Williams (brother)
Mamie D. Williams (sister)
Ivan F. Williams (brother)
Miles E. Williams (brother)
Orville Williams (sister)
Rosamon (Marion) Williams (wife)

More information

Pfc James F. Williams was employed at the American Marietta Paint Company before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Seams Tree / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: Peter Schouteten