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Personal info

Full name
ALEXANDER, W B
Date of birth
April 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Hardin County, Tennessee
Hometown
Saltillo, Hardin County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34936846
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 April 1945
Place of death
Haaren, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 15 14

Immediate family

Members
James E. Alexander (father)
Una O. (Gann) Alexander (mother)

More information

W. B. Alexander grew up with his grandparents and attended Saltillo High School.

He enlisted in Lexington, Tennessee.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Drexel Hendon, WWIIMemorial.com, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/vetegb.php?id=236 - Loneke van Rossum

Photo source: Drexel Hendon, WWIIMemorial.com, Peter Schouteten