US PARAS Dodson, William Edward

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Dodson​

• FORENAME

William Edward​

• UNIT

503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B)​

• RANK

Private First Class​

• NUMBER

39412045​

• DATE OF DEATH

2nd May 1945​

• AGE

20​

• GRAVESITE

East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, California, USA. Section A.​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 28.10.1924 Sacramento County, California, USA​

father William Elisha Dodson (1898-1956)​

mother Clarice Virginia (nee Hacker) Dodson (1902-1990)​

4 years high school​

graduated Sacramento High School​

attended Sacramento College​

civil occupation Musician​

employed by U.S. Engineers, 1209-8th Street, Sacramento, California​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

resided 3824 Bigler Way, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California (draft card)​

23.12.1942 draft card Sacramento, California​

09.03.1943 entered service Sacramento, California​

WIA 28.04.1945 ​

DOW Negros Island, Philippines​

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