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Personal info

Full name
HUNTER, William Frederick
Date of birth
6 August 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Hometown
Metuchen, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42102520
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sauceray-St. Dié, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 27 37

Immediate family

Members
John Y. Hunter (father)
Caroline S. (Christiansen) Hunter (mother)
John Y. Hunter (brother)
Edward J. Hunter (brother)

More information

Pvt William F. Hunter was a stock clerk, employed by the Carborandum Co.

He enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 16 December 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 / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / AEDen Family Tree, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII ,
Photo source: www.findagrave– Robbee Brown