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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, Edward
Date of birth
25 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33766888
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
273rd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 April 1945
Place of death
Near Altenroitsch, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 18 26

Immediate family

Members
Ted K. Redding Jr. (stepfather)
Alma A. Williams (mother)
Gloria Williams (sister)

More information

Pfc Edward Williams was attending high school before he enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 30 November 1943.

He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Breuna #1, Germany.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://69th-infantry-division.com/histories/273.html, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Punxsutawney High School yearbook 1943