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Personal info

Full name
SALMONS, William Ryland
Date of birth
8 December 1906
Age
38
Place of birth
Newport News, Virginia
Hometown
Norfolk, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33517898
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 January 1945
Place of death
Near Rohrwiller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 16 69

Immediate family

Members
William F. Salmons (father)
Lucy J. (Sacra) Salmons (mother)
Ruby M. Salmons (sister)
Ada W. Salmons (sister)
Charles D. Salmons (brother)
David C. Salmons (brother)
Herman S. Salmons (brother)
Harold J. Salmons (brother)
Reuben W. Salmons (brother)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy