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personal-war-service-record-of-virginia-s-war-dead
virginia-world-war-ii-history-commission
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:
suffix:
place-of-marriage: -
date-of-marriage:
children-1: -
date-of-birth-1:
children-2:
date-of-birth-2:
children-3:
date-of-birth-3:
children-4:
date-of-birth-4:
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.
promoted
from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date:
3
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
prefix:
first-name: Jessie
middle-name: Elva
last-name: Craig
suffix:
address: Shawsville, Va.
relationship: Mother
people-supplying-this-information
prefix:
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.