PFC
William F Reeder
Aged 20, fallen January 6, 1945
- Unit
- Company B, 232nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 37524283
- Hometown
- Shawnee, Kansas
- Date of death
- January 6, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Silver Lake Cemetery, Plot 18 Section C, Silver Lake, Kansas
Private First Class William F Reeder, serial number 37524283, of Shawnee, Kansas, 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 20. He is buried at Silver Lake Cemetery, Plot 18 Section C, Silver Lake, Kansas.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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