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FAILE, William Capers - Date of
birth
25 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
North Carolina -
Hometown
Lockhart, Union County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34895944 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
54th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
Trier, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 55 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Benjamin N. Faile (father)
Juanita Faile (sister)
More information
Pfc William C. Faile attended high school for two years and was employed at the Monarch Mill Lockhart Plant before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 29 November 1943.He was killed by a gunshot to his buttock and hip.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.10tharmored.com, www.newspapers.com – The Greenville News 17 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery