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WILLIAMSON, Iveson - Date of
birth
16 June 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34463645 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
15th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Neffe, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 47 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Eddie A. Williamson (father)
Iva (Lucas) Williamson (mother)
More information
Pvt Iveson Williamson worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 19 November 1942. He was sent overseas in June 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
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, www.newspapers.com - Rocky Mount Telegram 29 March 1945, www.super6th.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten