US PARAS Preston, William H.

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Preston ​

• FORENAME

William H. ​

• UNIT

504 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H - XO) ​

• RANK

First Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

0-359632 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

28th September 1944 ​

• AGE

30 ​

• GRAVESITE

Netherlands American Cemetery,Margraten,Netherlands Plot F Row 2 Grave 16 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Seminole County,Florida​

born 30.7.1914​

husband of Luella R. Preston,2442 Parkview Avenue,Knoxville,Tennessee (married 1942) (2 children) (died 2010)​

award Bronze Star,Purple Heart,Army Commendation Medal​

WIA 26.9.1944 Wylerbaan,Holland​

DOW Holland​

date of death 27th in American Battle Monuments appears to be an error​

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note​

He appears on 508 PIR Roll of Honour and American Battle Monuments as 508 PIR​

He is not on 504 PIR Roll of Honour.​

He is on 504 PIR Awards.​

Possibly 508 transferred to 504 or error in records as 508 ​