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DENNING, William M - Date of
birth
10 March 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Mogollon, Catron County, New Mexico
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18122508 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 April 1945 - Place of
death
Berg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 22 | 71 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William M. Denning (father)
Lyda (Fulton) Denning (mother)
Pauline Denning (sister)
Mary (Estes) Denning (wife)
James R. Denning (son)
Marilyn O. Denning (daughter)
More information
Pvt William M. Denning attended high school for two years and was a truck driver before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Texas on 23 November 1942. He was sent overseas in March 1945.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / New Mexico WWII Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: New Mexico State Library, Santa Fe