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Personal info

Full name
SPELLMAN, William Joseph
Date of birth
16 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
16145990
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Tank Commander
Unit
48th Tank Battalion,
14th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
Near Rittershoffen, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 13 17

Immediate family

Members
John L. Spellman (father)
Walburga Spellman (mother)
Robert J. Spellman (brother)
John L. Spellman (brother)
Harry T. Spellman (brother)
Edward C. Spellman (brother)

More information

Sgt William J. Spellman graduated from Loyola Academy in 1942 and attended Loyola University for one year.

He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Chicago, Illinois on 5 November 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Cook County Illinois Birth Index, www.findagrave.com, http://14thad.org, www.newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune 1 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - Loyola Academy Wilmette Illinois Yearbook 1946