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Personal info

Full name
LOVETT, William Clarence
Date of birth
11 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Newton, Newton County, Mississippi
Hometown
Newton, Newton County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34130898
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
6th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized),
6th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Injuries
Date of death
3 May 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 8 22

Immediate family

Members
James S. Lovett (father)
Bertha L. (James) Lovett (mother)
Thomas Lovett (brother)
Roscoe Lovett (brother)
Charles Lovett (brother)
Vardaman Lovett (brother)
Lexie Lovett (sister)
Clarence Lovett (brother)
Maude Lovett (sister)
Sam Lovett (brother)
James Lovett (brother)
Jim J. Lovett (brother)

More information

Pfc William C. Lovett was a police officer.

He enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 19 June 1941.

The exact place where he was injured is not known at this moment, neither are the exact circumstances.

The 6th Infantry Division was deployed in the Philippines during the war. At the request of his family, William's remains were transported to Margraten and laid to rest next to his brother Jim.

Four other brothers also served during the war. Charlie, upper left on the picture, Roscoe, upper right, Sam, lower left and Jim, lower right. William is in the center.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, Gerard van Stratum, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil,WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Gerard van Stratum, www.newspapers.com - Clarion Ledger 4 August 1944