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Personal info

Full name
GREEN, William "Bud"
Date of birth
6 July 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36990256
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
3 February 1945
Place of death
The woods between Hünningen, Belgium and Ramscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 13 45

Immediate family

Members
James E Green (father)
Sophie (Miller) Krause, Green (mother)
Lawrence W Krause (half-brother)
John B Krause (half-brother)
Martha Krause (half-sister)
James Green (brother)
Stanley Green (brother)
Catherine Green (sister)
Frank Green (brother)
Lucille Green (sister)
Peter Green (brother)
Leonard Green (brother)
Eloise (Niver) Green (wife)
Martha Louise Green (daughter)

More information

Pfc William Green worked as an aircraft inspector for the Excell Corporation in Detroit.

He was married to Eloise Niver on 18 April 1942.

One photo shows his daughter, posing at her father's grave during a visit to the Cemetery.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, Draft Registration, Birth Certificate, Marriage License, 1930/1940 Census, Gary Faria (nephew), Susan Linton

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Matthew Finnan (grandson), Daily Courier