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name
HESS, William H - Date of
birth
13 July 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Lyons, Wayne County, New York -
Hometown
Lyons, Wayne County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32025773 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 January 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 11 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
William P. Hess (father)
Ethel B. Hess (mother)
Florence Hess (sister)
Edwin Hess (brother)
Gerald Hess (brother)
More information
S/Sgt William H. Hess attended Lyons High School and worked for the New York Central Railroad.He enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 16 January 1941.
He was reported wounde din action by shrapnelt on 31 On March 1943in El Guitar, Tunisia and was sent back for five months treatment at Holloran and Valley Forge hospitals. He was sent back overseas in October 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) - 14 March 1945, http://www.heroesforever.nl/William%20H%20Hess.htm
Photo source: Rick Demas