RANGERS Petty, William Leroy

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Petty​

• FORENAME

William Leroy ("Roy")​

• UNIT

2nd Ranger Battalion (Company F) ​

• RANK

Technical Sergeant​

• NUMBER

34570205​

• AWARD

Silver Star, Bronze Star​

• PLACE

Europe​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

resided Whitfield County, Georgia​

born 22.05.1921, Appamatach, Virginia, USA​

father William Elijah Joseph Petty (1875-1935)​

mother Frances V. Ridley (1885-1968)​

2 years college​

civil occupation semiskilled machine shop and related occupations​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

16.02.1942 draft card Varnell, Georgia​

31.10.1942 entered service Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia​

12.1944 WIA​

29.10.1945 discharged​

1951 married Dorothy (nee Humes) (1924-1995)​

died 22.03.2000, Carmel, New York, USA​

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