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name
FINN, William S - Date of
birth
6 July 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
St. Louis, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37397410 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
385th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Irrel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 14 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William S. Finn (father)
Bertha (Kissel) Finn (mother)
Bertha Finn (sister)
More information
T/5 William S. Finn was a metal worker before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 13 November 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947
Photo source: Peter Schouteten,www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri - 18 March 1945, http://collections.mohistory.org