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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, Brandon Charles
Date of birth
7 April 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Westpoint, Lawrence County, Tennessee
Hometown
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Ethnicity
African American

Military service

Service number
35477050
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 March 1945
Place of death
South of Linz am Rhein, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 7 71

Immediate family

Members
Sawyars Williams (father)
Mattie (Thornton) Williams (mother)
Nolabelle Williams (sister)
Earline Williams (sister)
Hygene Williams (brother)
Fortie Williams (brother)
Robbie F. Williams (brother)
I. S. Williams (brother)

More information

Pvt Brandon C. Williams enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 16 April 1942.

The story about African-American volunteers in infantry regiments can be read here: http://www.history.army.mil/html/topics/afam/aa-volinfreps.html

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Stéphane Dodemont