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Personal info

Full name
AVALA, William J
Date of birth
27 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
California
Hometown
Vallejo, Solano County, California

Military service

Service number
39014827
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sauceray-St. Dié, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 44 5

Immediate family

Members
Manuel B. Avala (father)
Mary E. (Swars) Avala (mother)
Isabelle Avala (sister)

More information

Pfc William J. worked in a machine shop before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 2 December 1941.

He was reported wounded in action in the arm by small arms fire in August 1943 in Sicily. He was discharged from the hospital in September 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy