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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, John David
Date of birth
27 June 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Plainfield, Otsego County, New York
Hometown
Edmeston, Otsego County, New York

Military service

Service number
42117687
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kehmen, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 2 10

Immediate family

Members
John Williams (father)
Jane (Pitchard) Williams (mother)
Margaret M. Williams (sister)
Evelyn M. Williams (sister)
Lloyd G. Williams (brother)
Evan O. Williams (brother)
Robert W. Williams (brother)
Richard H. Williams (brother)
Eleonor E. (Brown) Williams (wife)
Carolyn Williams (daughter)
Patricia Williams (daughter)

More information

Pvt John D. Williams was employed by the Fraft Cheese Co. before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 21 April 1944.

His foxhole (with 2 other men) took a direct hit from a German artillery round.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / Lamb Wadsworth Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem, www.ancestry.com - Lamb Wadsworth Family Tree