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Personal info

Full name
BELCHER, William Alexander
Date of birth
20 March 1913
Age
32
Place of birth
Union City, Obion County, Tennessee
Hometown
Obion County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34502071
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 April 1945
Place of death
Kassel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 14 11

Immediate family

Members
Joseph M. Belcher (father)
Florence E. (Latimer) Belcher (mother)
Sarah A. Belcher (sister)
Thomas R. Belcher (bother)
Horace Belcher (brother)
Sarah A. Belcher (sister)
Rebecca (Pierce) Belcher (wife)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.thetroubleshooters.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, WWII Draft Cards, 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet