US PARAS Ball, William Louis

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  • SURNAME
Ball ​
  • FORENAME
William Louis​
  • UNIT
513 Parachute Infantry Regiment ​
  • RANK
Sergeant ​
  • NUMBER
37679307 ​
  • DATE OF DEATH
19th October 1944 ​
  • AGE
28​
  • GRAVESITE
Linwood Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa, USA​
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Dubuque County, Iowa​
born 19.08.1916, Iowa​
4 years high school​
civil occupation Janitors and sextons​
married upon enlistment (Celete L. Ball (1918-1993)​
25.09.1943 entered service Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa​
WIA 07.1944​
10.1944 DOW NW Europe ​
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DATE OF DEATH:

19-Oct-1944

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58549377/william-l-ball
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