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COLEMAN, William Bash - Date of
birth
9 February 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Prichard, Mobile County, Alabama -
Hometown
Prichard, Mobile County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34803721 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 November 1944 - Place of
death
Fôret de Grémecey, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Bash B. Coleman (father)
Mary C. (Beck) Coleman (mother)
Minnie M. Coleman (sister)
Agnes G. Coleman (sister)
Mary E. Coleman (sister)
Mrytle Coleman (sister)
More information
Pfc William B. Coleman was a welder and flame cutter before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 17 April 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Victory Presley Family Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman