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WILLIAMS, William Pressley - Date of
birth
20 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Lancaster County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Lancaster County, South Carolina -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34933456 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
16 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Boppard, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 5 | 61 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas C. Williams (father)
Maude T. Williams (mother)
Inez W. Williams (sister)
More information
Pvt William P. Williams enlisted at Fort Jackson Columbia, South Carolina on August 1944.He is remembered at the Douglas Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Inez W. Musselwhite, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com – Sem, www.newspapers.com – The Greenville News South Caroline - 17 April 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Robert A. Young Jr.