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Personal info

Full name
BEAM, Willard Burl
Date of birth
18 December 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Jemison, Chilton County, Alabama
Hometown
Jemison, Chilton County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34971976
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
Colmar, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 31 12

Immediate family

Members
John W. Beam (father)
Lillie M. Beam (mother)
James T. Beam (brother)
Ollie M. Beam (sister)
Johny V. Beam (brother)
Myrtle Beam (sister)
Clara O. Beam (sister)
Lester E. Beam (sister)
Lydia Beam (sister)
Troy Beam (brother)
Raymond Beam (brother)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy