PFC
William E Howard
Aged 19, fallen May 4, 1945
- Unit
- Company H, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 34989075
- Hometown
- Leflore, Mississippi
- Date of death
- May 4, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Itta Bena City Cemetery, Itta Bena, Mississippi
Private First Class William E Howard, serial number 34989075, of Leflore, Mississippi, served with Company H of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on May 4, 1945, at the age of 19. He is buried at Itta Bena City Cemetery, Itta Bena, Mississippi.
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