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Personal info

Full name
ALFORD, William Eugene "Gene"
Date of birth
4 December 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
unknown
Hometown
Cass County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38482191
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Ammunition Bearer
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Honvelez, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 13 26

Immediate family

Members
Monroe M. Alford (father)
Lillian (Gholson) Alford (mother)
Gerald D. Alford (brother)
James M. Alford (brother)
Minnie Alford (sister)
Doyle Alford (brother)
Julia Alford (sister)
Mildred Alford (sister)

More information

Pfc William E. Alford graduated from Atlanta High School.

He enlisted in 1944 and trained at Camp Blanding, Florida.

He joined his unit from the 41st Replacement Battalion on 12 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Gholson Family Tree

Photo source: Wilfried de Backer