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Personal info

Full name
ZWAAN, William Henry "Bill"
Date of birth
24 February 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33773272
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 October 1944
Place of death
Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 5 4

Immediate family

Members
Jacob W. Zwaan (father)
Barbara A. Zwaan (mother)
Charles F. Zwaan (brother)
Elizabeth (Nehring) Zwaan (wife)
Joan E. Zwaan (daughter)

More information

William H. Zwaan enlisted on 9 March 1944 at Camp Wheeler, Georgia.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Cuff Family Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Cuff Family Tree