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CHAMBERS, William Lester Jr - Date of
birth
27 October 1918 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York County, 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. graduated from 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 / New York Birth Index, 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