US PARAS Nation, William H.

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Nation ​

• FORENAME

William H. ​

• UNIT

508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (RHQ - S-1 Adjutant) ​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

0-1287569 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

31st January 1945 ​

• AGE

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• GRAVESITE

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery,Belgium Plot D Row 10 Grave 49 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Arlington,Dallas County,Texas​

born 1919​

entered service January 1941 Arlington,Texas​

36 Infantry Division​

Infantry Officers Candidate School,Fort Benning,Georgia​

501 PIR 1942​

508 PIR (Service Company) 1942​

Captain 22.6.1943​

508 PIR (Service Company + RHQ)​

award Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster​

KIA Lanzerath,Belgium​

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