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Personal info

Full name
UHEREK, William Lewis
Date of birth
9 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Level Green, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pitcaim, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13088233
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pont-à-Mousson, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 3 27

Immediate family

Members
Edward Uherek (father)
Alice Uherek (sister)
Gertrude Uherek (sister)

More information

Pfc William L. Uherek was a mechanic before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on 16 July 1942.
He was first reported missing in action on 6 September when I Company was trying to cross the Moselle River in Pont-à-Mousson.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application, www.80thdivision.com

Photo source: -, Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph 8 September 1943