RAIDERS Usher, William Henry

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Usher​

• FORENAME

William Henry​

• UNIT

formerly 1st Raider Bn & 2nd Raider Bn (HQ & Service Company)​

• RANK

Corporal​

• NUMBER

378458​

• DATE OF DEATH

17th April 1945​

• AGE

25​

• GRAVESITE

Old Portsmouth Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 05.01.1920, Newport, Rhode Island, USA​

father William Raymond Usher (1890-1977)​

mother Violet May (nee Martin) Usher (1895-1981)​

employed by Gilbane Holt Fairchild​

01.07.1941 draft card Portsmouth, Rhode Island​

28.02.1942 entered service​

Next of kin - Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William R. Usher, Bristol Ferry Road, Portsmouth, Rhode Island​

KIA - Okinawa, Japan (H&SCo, 4thMar, 6thMarDiv)​

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