Montgomery County: Craig, William L

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part-i-personal-data

first-name: William (Billy)

middle-name: A.

last-name: Craig

suffix:

home-address: Shawsville, Va.

county: Montgomery Co

birthplace: Shawsville, Va.

date-of-birth: 1925-01-17

race: Wht.

sex: Male

height-ft: 6

height-ins:

weight-lbs: 185

marital-status: Single

wife-maiden-name-or-husband

first-name: -

middle-name:

last-name:

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place-of-marriage: -

date-of-marriage:

children-1: -

date-of-birth-1:

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education

elementary-years:

high-school-years: 2

college-years:

other:

degrees:

occupation: Hercules Operator Radford, Va.

religious-affiliation: Methodist

citizen-of-what-nation: U.S.A

father-s-name

first-name: Milton

middle-name: W.

last-name: Craig

suffix:

mother-s-maiden-name

first-name: Jessie

middle-name: Elva

last-name: Doyle

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part-ii-military-record

means-of-entry:

date-of-entry:

place-of-entry:

rank-at-entry: Pvt.

first-served: 1st Clavary also. Inf.

branch-of-service: Co. L. 132nd Inf. American Div (overseas)

service-number: A.S.N 336505096

previous-military-education-training-and-service:

trained-or-stationed-within-the-united-states

camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: Fort Riley. ---- Kansas ---- June 1st 1943 to ---- Sept 30. 1943 one furlough home 5 days. Went to Monterey Calif, sailed Oct 29th 1943.

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information-about-overseas-service: In Americal Div - only Div with name instead of No. Landed in New Calidonia. Nov. 16. 1942 Went to then into action in Dec. 1943. overseas 6 mo. when killed.

citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: purple Heart.

circumstances-of-death: Killed in Action

area-of-place-of-death: Southwest Pacific Burgainville Island.

date-of-death: 1944-04-16

any-other-details-known: out on patrol. Advancing up hills when Struck in left chest by mortarshell. Medical aide there were unable to get thru to him he died on way to hospit Then were wounded for.

photograph: No

next-of-kin

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first-name: Jessie

middle-name: Elva

last-name: Craig

suffix:

address: Shawsville, Va.

relationship: Mother

people-supplying-this-information

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first-name: Wayne

middle-name: C.

last-name: Combs

suffix:

address: Galax, Va.

people-submitting-this-information

prefix: Mrs.

first-name: Jessie

middle-name: Elva

last-name: Craig

suffix:

address: Shawsville, Va. P.O. [illegible] 114.

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