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Personal info

Full name
BICKEL, William Evan
Date of birth
13 February 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Mohnton, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33185284
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Autreville-sur-Moselle, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 22 63

Immediate family

Members
Evan H. Bickel (father)
Elizabeth E. Bickel (mother)
Allen Bickel (brother)
Francis Bickel (brother)

More information

Pvt William E. Bickel attended 1 year of high school and was a knitter before he enlisted in Shillington, Berks County, Pennsylvania on 6 July 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thDivision.com
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