- SURNAME
Aubel
- FORENAME
William Crowther
- UNIT
507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company I)
- RANK
Second Lieutenant
- NUMBER
0-467437
- DATE OF DEATH
5th July 1944
- AGE
24
- GRAVESITE
Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot C Row 16 Grave 8
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Onondaga County, New York
born 24.12.1919
Next of kin - Mr. Verne W. Aubel, 483 Brattle Road, Wyracuse, New York
award Silver Star
03.07.1944 WIA Hill 95, La Haye-Du Puits, France
DOW
DATE OF DEATH:
05-Jul-1944AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/aubel-william-c.38179/CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Infantry) William C. Aubel (ASN: 0-467437), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving Company I, 3d Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, in action against the enemy at Normandy, France, on 7 June 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/90210FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56641953/william-crowther-aubel
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