William served as a Corporal on a M-10 Tank Destroyer, Company B, 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Elmore County, Alabama prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 29, 1940, prior to the war, in Montgomery, Alabama. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
William was "Killed In Action" in France during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
More than likely these soldiers were all on the same M-10 as part of the 5 man crew.
He was originally interred in France and was later repatriated here on February 23, 1949.
Service # 14033015
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Those who where "Killed In Action" along with him included:
Childers, James C., Sgt, Ohio
Corthell, Richard C., Pfc, Massachusetts
Prauman, Earl L, S/Sgt, New Hampshire
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Elmore County, Alabama prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 29, 1940, prior to the war, in Montgomery, Alabama. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
William was "Killed In Action" in France during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
More than likely these soldiers were all on the same M-10 as part of the 5 man crew.
He was originally interred in France and was later repatriated here on February 23, 1949.
Service # 14033015
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who where "Killed In Action" along with him included:
Childers, James C., Sgt, Ohio
Corthell, Richard C., Pfc, Massachusetts
Prauman, Earl L, S/Sgt, New Hampshire
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
William served as a Corporal on a M-10 Tank Destroyer, Company B, 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Elmore County, Alabama prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 29, 1940, prior to the war, in Montgomery, Alabama. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
William was "Killed In Action" in France during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
More than likely these soldiers were all on the same M-10 as part of the 5 man crew.
He was originally interred in France and was later repatriated here on February 23, 1949.
Service # 14033015
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who where "Killed In Action" along with him included:
Childers, James C., Sgt, Ohio
Corthell, Richard C., Pfc, Massachusetts
Prauman, Earl L, S/Sgt, New Hampshire
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Elmore County, Alabama prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 29, 1940, prior to the war, in Montgomery, Alabama. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
William was "Killed In Action" in France during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
More than likely these soldiers were all on the same M-10 as part of the 5 man crew.
He was originally interred in France and was later repatriated here on February 23, 1949.
Service # 14033015
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who where "Killed In Action" along with him included:
Childers, James C., Sgt, Ohio
Corthell, Richard C., Pfc, Massachusetts
Prauman, Earl L, S/Sgt, New Hampshire
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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CPL, 601 TK DESTROYER BN WORLD WAR II
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