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SPEARS William S.

Conflit/Conflict: 1940 - 1945
Statut/Statuut: Tombé au champ d'honneur - Gevallen op het veld van eer
Naissance/Geboorte:
Décès/Overlijden: Logbiermé (Trois-Ponts), LG, BE 1945-01-14
Grade/Régiment - Graad/Regiment:
Plus d'infos/Meer info: Rank: Sergeant. Serial Number: 16041777. Unit: 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Company C, 1st Battalion. During the Battle of the Bulge Company C of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment was sent by trucks (poor weather prevented airlift), to town of Stavelot, Belgium. From there they advanced in the town of Coules, and on to Logbiermé. The unit then came under heavy snipers fire. It was during this battle that five men lost their lives on January 14th 1945. Cemetery: Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium, plot C, row 2, grave 6. He also has a cenotaph located in Keewaydin Cemetery, Keewaydin, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA. Decoration: Purple Heart (Source: American War Memorials Overseas; Operation Anvil Dragoon)
Photo/Foto: https://bel-memorial.org/photos_liege/henri-chapelle/cim_US/SPEARS_William_83658.htm
Monument/Gedenkteken: Monument aux soldats du 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment tombés à Logbiermé - Monument 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment - Memorial 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Commune/Gemeente: Logbiermé (Trois-Ponts)

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