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Personal info

Full name
MITCHELL, William B
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Maryland
Hometown
Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33472500
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 January 1945
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 28 14

Immediate family

Members
George Mitchell (father)

More information

Pfc William B. Mitchell attended high school for four years and was a driver before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 2 December 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com

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