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Personal info

Full name
MCMINIS, Willie Marvin
Date of birth
13 June 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Hometown
Roanoke, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33662913
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Zweibrücken, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 39 38

Immediate family

Members
Addie H. McMinis (father)
Flossie E. (Dalton) McMinis (mother)
Sally K. McMinis (sister)
Lucie A. McMinis (sister)
Delusa M. McMinis (sister)
Newman G. McMinis (brother)
Clara L. McMinis (sister)
Annie C. McMinis (sister)
Ollie R. McMinis (brother)
James T. McMinis (brother)
Mildred J. (Robertson) McMinis (wife)
Martha E. McMinis (daughter)

More information

Pvt Willie M. McMinis was a filling inspector, employed by the Angle Bross Company, before he enlisted on 16 February 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Beebalmtraveler