42nd Infantry Division insignia (portrait pending)

PFC

William H Massey

Aged 25, fallen January 6, 1945

Unit
Company E, 242nd Infantry Regiment
Serial number
35410007
Hometown
Montgomery, Ohio
Date of death
January 6, 1945
Classification
Killed in action
Burial
New Albany National Cemetery, G 73, New Albany, Indiana

Private First Class William H Massey, serial number 35410007, of Montgomery, Ohio, served with Company E of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 6, 1945, at the age of 25. He is buried at New Albany National Cemetery, G 73, New Albany, Indiana.

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

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