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WILLIAMS, Willie F - Date of
birth
29 January 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia -
Hometown
Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31252464 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
668th Ordnance Ammunition Company
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
4 June 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 9 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas Williams (father)
Georgia L. Williams (mother)
Thomas Williams (brother)
Edward Williams (brother)
Samual Williams (brother)
Georgia Turner Williams (sister)
Effie L. Williams (wife)
Patricia Williams (daughter)
Gwendolyn Williams (daughter)
More information
T/Sgt Willie F. Williams was a barber.He enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 27 November 1942. He received his basic training at Camp Breckenridge in Kentucky and later specialized in ammunition in Aberdeen, Maryland.
He was overseas for 18 months.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, David McGhee (grandson), www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, David McGhee