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Personal info

Full name
ATCHLEY, William E T "Billy"
Date of birth
12 June 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38571949
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 2 2

Immediate family

Members
Ben D. Atchley (father)
Nellie L. (Bartley) Atchley (mother)
Jessie E. Atchley (sister)
Alfred A. Atchley (brother)
Terry A. Atchley (nephew)

More information

Pvt William E.T. Atchley attended Cleveland High School with the class of 1942.

His brother, Alfred A. Hatchley, was killed on 1 February 1945 and is resting next to him.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael Beach, www.ancestry.com - Deanna Johnson