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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, Harold Thomas
Date of birth
15 October 1920
Age
23
Place of birth
Midian, Butler County, Kansas
Hometown
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39563868
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 September 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 5 4

Immediate family

Members
Walter T. Williams (father)
Julie A. (Grace) Williams (mother)
Joseph Williams (brother)
Irene Williams (sister)
Laura J. Williams (sister)
Larry Williams (son)

More information

Pfc Harold T. Williams attended Polytechnic High School, then joined the merchant marine, making a number of trips before deciding to become a paratrooper.

He enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 3 March 1943.

He participated in the Anzio Beachhead campaign and in the D-Day landing of Normandy.

Hee was killed by shell fire.
His brother Joseph served in the Pacific where he was wounded in action.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com Long Beach Independent, www.archives.gov, www.ww2-airborne.us, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Long Beach Press-Telegram 8 February 1945 - courtesy of Kathy McDermott