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Personal info

Full name
MAPLES, Will Andrew "Billie"
Date of birth
15 January 1922
Age
23
Place of birth
Bruceville-Eddy, McLennan County, Texas
Hometown
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Military service

Service number
6275373
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Colmar, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 28 45

Immediate family

Members
William S Maples (father)
Fannie C. (Andrew) Maples (mother)
Zelma L. Maples (sister)
Ola M. Maples (sister)
Stuart M. Maples (brother)
Louis S. Maples (brother)
James C. Gober (half-brother)
Mabel E. Gober (half-sister)
Albert E. Gober (half-brother)
Zelma L. (Harbin) Maples (wife)
James W. Maples (son)
Billie D. Maples (son)

More information

Sgt Will A. Maples was employed at the Campbell General Construction Company before he enlisted in Texas on 29 April 1944. He was sent overseas in October 1944.

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously for his action against enemy forces on the day of his death.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://36th-id.frb.io, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Light / Andy, www.newspapers.com – Fort Worth Star Telegram - 13 March 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – Fort Worth Star Telegram - 13 March 1945