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GRIFFIN, William Zeno - Date of
birth
1911 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Alabama -
Hometown
Midway, Monroe County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6924713 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 March 1945 - Place of
death
Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 9 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
William S. Griffin (father)
Josephine (Wallace) Griffin (mother)
Mae B. (Littles) Griffin (wife)
More information
S/Sgt William Z. Griffin worked on a farm before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Benning, Georgia on 6 August 1940.He was killed due to burns to his body.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pinkerton Lewis Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery