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MUIRHEAD, William J - Date of
birth
5 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Saginaw County, Michigan -
Hometown
Saginaw County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36870406 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
11 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Hanover, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William Muirhead (father)
Alice H. (Minnis) Muirhead (mother)
Jennie Muirhead (sister)
Geneva S. Muirhead (sister)
Charles R. Muirhead (brother)
Laura D. Muirhead (sister)
More information
William Muirhead graduated from Arthur Hill High School with the Class of 1943.He was soon called for duty and began training with an engineering battalion at Camp Clairborne, Louisiana. He was sent overseas in February 1944 to North Africa where he eventually was transferred to the infantry.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Saginaw Library
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, 69th Infantry Division Newsletter, 1996, Saginaw News