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Personal info

Full name
BIDDLE, William Earl
Date of birth
8 June 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33594540
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 September 1944
Place of death
Mairy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 13 49

Immediate family

Members
William C. Biddle (father)
Maria L. Biddle (mother)
Thelma E. (Powell) Biddle (wife)

More information

Pvt William E. Biddle attended high school for 1 year and was a mechanic and repairman before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 22 March 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com - Andy