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Personal info

Full name
HERRON, William A
Date of birth
19 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
Hometown
Lee County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37660370
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 19 8

Immediate family

Members
Otto R. Herron (father)
Madeline (Paris) Herron (mother)
Ross Herron (brother)

More information

Pfc William A. Herron graduated from Keokuk High School in 1942 where he participated in the band and orchestra and was a member of the Music Honor Society.

He enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 8 February 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/17hq/17hq_honor.html, www.ancestry.com - 1940 census / Iowa, County Births / Keokuk High School Yearboook, 1941/1942

Photo source: Tom Verheijden, Keokuk High School Yearboook, 1941/1942