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WOLFORD, William R "Billy" - Date of
birth
1 July 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Riverside County, California -
Hometown
San Diego County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39588084 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
West of the Rur River in the sector of Düren-Merken, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 15 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Adolf W. Wolford (father)
Anise C. (Rich) Wolford (mother)
John H. Wolford (brother)
More information
Pvt William R. Wolford graduated from Grossmont High School in 1938 where he was active in de school orchestra. He worked in an aircraft factory before he enlisted at Fort MacArthur San Pedro, California on 3 June 1944.On one of the pictures he poses with his brother John.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, 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, 1930 Census, California Birth Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Grossmont High School Yearbook 1937, Winona McGowan