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Personal info

Full name
BATTY, William E
Date of birth
17 September 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31465246
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 13 25

Immediate family

Members
William J. Batty (father)
Alice J. (Porter) Batty (mother)
Florence Batty (sister)
Mildred E. Batty (sister)
Helen B. Batty (wife)

More information

William Batty attended high school for three years and was a clerk.

He enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 25 April 1944.

His father was born in Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Jonathan Labbe