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CHAMBERS, William Lester Jr - Date of
birth
27 October 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
New York City, New York -
Hometown
Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-478730 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Haguenau, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 48 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William L. Chambers (father)
Hattie Chambers (mother)
Mary C. (Anderson) Chambers (wife)
William L. Chambers III (son)
More information
2nd Lt William L. Chambers Jr. was a graduate of St. Agnes Parochial School, Rockville Centre and the New York Military Academy at Cornwall, New York. He was a salesman for a Manhattan business machine manufacturer.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Connors Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Anonymous, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle New 10 December 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Anonymous