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Personal info

Full name
BARNES, William Charles
Date of birth
17 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Port Huron Township, St. Clair County, Michigan
Hometown
Port Huron Township, St. Clair County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36890656
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Welldorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 9 1

Immediate family

Members
Charles H. Barnes (father)
Alta F. (Collingwood) Barnes (mother)
Robert E. Barnes (brother)
Frances L. Barnes (sister)
Richard Barnes (brother)
Geraldine Barnes (sister)
Donald K. Barnes (brother)

More information

Pvt William Barnes attended Croswell High School.

He was a member of the Michigan State Troops before he enlisted in December 1943. He was sent overseas in July 1944.

He joined his unit from a Replacement Depot on 9 September 1944. He was lightly wounded in action on 30 September 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - The Times Herald

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Teddi Kella, www.newspapers.com - The Times Herald, Charles A Hammond Post 8 American Legion - courtesy of Ed Weichsler