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WILLIAMS, Orval M - Date of
birth
1903 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Kansas -
Hometown
Squaw Valley, Siskiyou County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39418599 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
1st Engineer Combat Battalion,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Between Gressenich and Schevenhütte, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 17 | 39 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Doris Williams (wife)
More information
Pvt Orval M. Williams enlisted in Sacramento, California on 3 September 1943.He attended high school for 1 year and was a painter in maintenance and contruction.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.goc, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record. www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet