- 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)
DATE OF DEATH:
20-Sep-1944AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/askren-william-v.38606/WEB LINKS:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31238431/william-vernon-askren (Memorial)FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56296412/william-v-askren
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