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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 22509" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Preston </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>William H. </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>504 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H - XO) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>First Lieutenant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>0-359632 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>28th September 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>30 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Netherlands American Cemetery,Margraten,Netherlands Plot F Row 2 Grave 16 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Seminole County,Florida</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 30.7.1914</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>husband of Luella R. Preston,2442 Parkview Avenue,Knoxville,Tennessee (married 1942) (2 children) (died 2010)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award Bronze Star,Purple Heart,Army Commendation Medal</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 26.9.1944 Wylerbaan,Holland</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>DOW Holland</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>date of death 27th in American Battle Monuments appears to be an error</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-preston.11529/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11529-917809cb9ec1b7a578d0600eefee64f5.jpg?1591390117" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-preston-purple-heart-citation.11617/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11617-57e50c33be59bfb97f7c19bef26c4299.jpg?1591390140" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-preston-letter.11618/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11618-2094cff0c6b4da62ae0b6ceafa4f1588.jpg?1591390140" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-preston-letter.11619/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11619-74d6b8ff3696453e646eea886c46da74.jpg?1591390140" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>note</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>He appears on 508 PIR Roll of Honour and American Battle Monuments as 508 PIR</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>He is not on 504 PIR Roll of Honour.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>He is on 504 PIR Awards.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Possibly 508 transferred to 504 or error in records as 508 </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 22509, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Preston [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]William H. [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]504 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H - XO) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]First Lieutenant [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]0-359632 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]28th September 1944 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]30 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Netherlands American Cemetery,Margraten,Netherlands Plot F Row 2 Grave 16 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Seminole County,Florida[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 30.7.1914[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]husband of Luella R. Preston,2442 Parkview Avenue,Knoxville,Tennessee (married 1942) (2 children) (died 2010)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award Bronze Star,Purple Heart,Army Commendation Medal[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA 26.9.1944 Wylerbaan,Holland[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]DOW Holland[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]date of death 27th in American Battle Monuments appears to be an error[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-preston.11529/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11529-917809cb9ec1b7a578d0600eefee64f5.jpg?1591390117[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-preston-purple-heart-citation.11617/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11617-57e50c33be59bfb97f7c19bef26c4299.jpg?1591390140[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-preston-letter.11618/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11618-2094cff0c6b4da62ae0b6ceafa4f1588.jpg?1591390140[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-preston-letter.11619/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11619-74d6b8ff3696453e646eea886c46da74.jpg?1591390140[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]note[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]He appears on 508 PIR Roll of Honour and American Battle Monuments as 508 PIR[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]He is not on 504 PIR Roll of Honour.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]He is on 504 PIR Awards.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Possibly 508 transferred to 504 or error in records as 508 [/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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