PVT
William Vidrine
Aged 21, fallen January 17, 1945
- Unit
- Headquarters Detachment, 1st Battalion, 232nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 38654412
- Hometown
- Caldwell, Louisiana
- Date of death
- January 17, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- LeBleu Cemetery, Fenton, Louisiana
Private William Vidrine, serial number 38654412, of Caldwell, Louisiana, served with the Headquarters Detachment of the 1st Battalion, 232nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 17, 1945, at the age of 21. He is buried at LeBleu Cemetery, Fenton, Louisiana.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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