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WOODWARD, William Burdell - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Paulsboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42117995 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
385th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 March 1945 - Place of
death
East of Karl, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 2 | 58 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mary E. (Bowers) Woodward (wife)
Leater Woodward (son)
Ronnie Woodward (son)
More information
Pvt William B. Woodward was married to Mary Ellen Bowers in 1935.He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 26 April 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / New Jersey Marriage Index 1901-2016
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, Mary Peterson