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Personal info

Full name
GREEN, William Earl
Date of birth
8 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Hometown
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37485009
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
Cannon Company,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Irrel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 1 65

Immediate family

Members
Roy M. Green (father)
Norma J. (Kidd) Green (mother)
Mary E. Green (sister)
Nancy J. Green (sister)
Thomas F. Green (brother)

More information

Cpl William E. Green attended the University of Nebraska in 1942-43 and was actively interested in the field of vertebrate paleontology.

His personal letters to his mother were published online and are accessible via this link: https://d1vmz9r13e2j4x.cloudfront.net/nebstudies/0812_0504green.pdf

Source of information: André Koch, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Dean Roy M. Green www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://76thdivision.com, www.newspapers.com - Lincoln Journal Star Lincoln - 18 July 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Nebraska Historical Archives, The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi - November 1945