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CHADWICK, William A - Date of
birth
2 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
McComb, Pike County, Mississippi -
Hometown
McComb, Pike County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34636329 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 December 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Norman E. Chadwick (father)
Pearl M. (Dollohite) Chadwick (mother)
Norman E. Chadwick (brother)
Edith (Stevens) Chadwick (wife)
More information
Pvt William A. Chadwick enlisted in Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 30 June 1943.A graduate of the McComb High School, he was in the employ of the mechanical department of the Illinois Central Railroad prior to entering the service. He received his training at Camp Haan, Calif., and in Virginia Camp, first in anti-aircraft and later in the infantry. He married Edith Stevens on August 9, 1941. Pvt Chadwick was sent overseas on October 12, 1944. His brother, Pfc Norman E. Chadwick, served with a combat engineers unit in Belgium. Pvt Chadwick had been reported missing two weeks previously before he was reported killed in action.
His brother-in-law Edward Earl Stevens, U.S. Army Air Force, was killed in action over Europe on March 27, 1944 and is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery in England.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Erwin Derhaag, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com - Clarion-Ledger / McComb Daily Journal
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fabrice Dubois, McComb Daily Journal (McComb, Mississippi) - Jan 16, 1945