US PARAS Askren, William Vernon

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Askren ​

• FORENAME

William Vernon​

• UNIT

508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B) ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

36774813 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

20th September 1944 ​

• AGE

19 ​

• GRAVESITE

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands Tablets of the Missing ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Lawrence County, Illinois​

born 19.8.1925 Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois​

father George Lee Askren (1902-1961)​

mother Esther Anna (nee Ruehrschneck) Askren (1902-1973)​

entered service 22.11.1943​

Camp Waltors, Texas​

Fort Benning, Georgia​

508 PIR​

award Bronze Star​

MIA Wyler, Holland​

declared dead 21.9.1945​

Bridgeport City Cemetery, Bridgeport, Illinois, USA (Memorial) ​

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