42nd Infantry Division insignia (portrait pending)

1LT

William J Clarke Jr

Aged 26, fallen January 6, 1945

Unit
Company B, 232nd Infantry Regiment
Serial number
01043896
Hometown
New York, New York
Date of death
January 6, 1945
Classification
Killed in action
Burial
Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot F Row 11 Grave 13, St. Avold, France

First Lieutenant William J Clarke Jr, serial number 01043896, of New York, New York, served with Company B of the 232nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 6, 1945, at the age of 26. He is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot F Row 11 Grave 13, St. Avold, France.

Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.

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