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Personal info

Full name
GERVAIS, William Arthur Jr
Date of birth
1 April 1916
Age
29
Place of birth
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Bristol County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31140372
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Ranger Battalion
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
8 December 1945
Place of death
Hill 400
Bergstein, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
William A. Gervais (father)
Christine Gervais (mother)
Helen (Fleurent) Gervais (sister)

More information

Pfc William A. Gervais Jr. enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 22 July 1942. He volunteered for the Rangers in September 1943 and participated in the attack on Pointe Du Hoc in Normandy on 6 June 1944 and the Battle for Brest.

He was declared officially dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record, http://genforum.genealogy.com, http://srib.riverwestgroup.com, Julie Belanger WII Ranger and Descendants

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com