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Personal info

Full name
WILLARD, Billie Newton
Date of birth
8 March 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Yadkin County, North Carolina
Hometown
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34963504
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 36 30

Immediate family

Members
William H Willard (father)
Julina J. (Hutchens) Willard (mother)
Ada Willard (sister)
Ina J. Willard (sister)
Willie G. Willard (brother)
Ruby L. Willard (sister)
Luther R. Willard (brother)
Sidney L. Willard (brother)
Houston A. Willard (brother)
Allie S. (Reinhardt) Willard (wife)
Barbara J. Willard (daughter)
Sidney L. Willard (son)
Houston A. Willard (son)

More information

Pvt Billie N. Willard was an employer of the Brown and Williamson Tabacco Co. before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 18 March 1944.
He was reported severely wounded in action on 10 November and evacuated to the a Medical Battalion Clearing station. At that time his company was engaged in the fighting for the city of Luppy, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Roberts P Family Tree / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thDivision.com

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