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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMSON, William Lloyd Jr
Date of birth
15 January 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Scooba, Kemper County, Mississippi
Hometown
New Hamilton, Monroe County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
O-583011
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
21 March 1945
Place of death
Near Mainz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 7 30

Immediate family

Members
William L. Williamson Sr. (father)
Clara R. (Beazley) Williamson (mother)

More information

2nd Lt William L. Williamson Jr graduated from Mississippi State College in June 1942.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States in 1942 and was sent overseas in March 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, https://etvma.org/veterans/w-l-williamson-jr-9404/

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, East Tennessee Veterans Memorial