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Personal info

Full name
BISH, William Harold
Date of birth
7 June 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Hawthorne, Clarion County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Summerville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33767415
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Le Tholy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 12 52

Immediate family

Members
William T. Bish (father)
Grace C. (Rearick) Bish (mother)
Charles E. Bish (brother)
Fred E. Bish (brother)
Gerald V. Bish (brother)
Persie A. Bish (brother)
Dorothy M. (Panciera) Bish (wife)
Denny Bish (son)

More information

Pvt William H. Bish attended high school for four years and was a foreman, employed by the Hanley Brick Company.

He enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 27 December 1943 and was sent overseas in July 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Dottie Smith Kunselman