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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, Harry
Date of birth
24 June 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia
Hometown
Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33655544
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kayersberg - Toggenbach, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 26 28

Immediate family

Members
Elley Williams (mother)
Effie M. Williams (sister)
Juanita P. Williams (wife)

More information

Pvt Harry Williams was a miner, employed by the Blue Diamond Coal Co.

He enlisted in Abingdon, Virginia on 30 June 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

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