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Personal info

Full name
MICHAEL, William Edman "Bill"
Date of birth
9 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Virgil, Greenwood County, Kansas
Hometown
Altoona, Wilson County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37729946
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
56th Armored Infantry Battalion,
12th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
18 January 1945
Place of death
Near Rohrwiller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 30 35

Immediate family

Members
Orren Michael (father)
Nellie (Mattox) Michael (mother)
Hazel D. Michael (sister)
Mary F. Michael (sister)

More information

Pfc William E. Michael was a driver before he enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 29 December 1943.

He is remembered at the Altoona Cemetery in Altoona, Wilson County, Kansas.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Winder Family Tree, www.12tharmoredmuseum.com, www.findagrave.com - Wonderer
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Wonderer