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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, Philip J
Date of birth
19 October 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33794986
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
21 April 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 25 44

Immediate family

Members
Thomas Williams (father)
Margaret (Coudon) Williams (mother)
Lydia Williams (sister)
Hazel A. Williams (wife)

More information

Pfc Philip J. Williams was a laundry helper.
He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 13 August 1943.
He was wounded in his neck and head by aerial bomb fragments earlier in the month. The exact date is not known. Also the exact location where he died is unknown.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 – 1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
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