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Personal info

Full name
ALEXANDER, John Willie "Bill"
Date of birth
7 May 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Dubach, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38654418
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 3 25

Immediate family

Members
Pack H. Alexander (father)
Nancy S. Alexander (mother)
Paul H. Alexander (brother)
Pauline Alexander (sister)
Ester L. Alexander (sister)
Annie L. Alexander (wife)

More information

PvtJohn Alexander was employed by the Sanitation Department of the City of Ruston before he enlisted on 14 April 1944.

He was taken prisoner and mos likely died of wounds in a German aid station. The exact date and circumstances are not known.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.newspaperarchive.com - The Ruston Daily Leader, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten