US PARAS Cater, William Grant

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Cater ​

• FORENAME

William Grant​

• UNIT

513 Parachute Infantry Regiment ​

• RANK

Corporal ​

• NUMBER

19013042 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

24th March 1945 ​

• AGE

28​

• GRAVESITE

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands Plot M Row 8 Grave 17 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Humboldt, California​

born 31.12.1916 Lassen County, California, USA​

father Grant Cater (1885-1956)​

mother Thelma P. (nee Snow) Cater (1897-1959)​

3 years high school​

attended Arcata High School​

civil occupation unskilled sawmill occupations​

employed by Hammond Lumber Company​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

entered service 27.9.1940 Fort McDowell, Angel Island, California​

brother Raymond Cater also Paratrooper​

Next of kin - Father. Mr. Grant Carter, Samoa, California​

KIA near Wesel, Germany ​

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