William M FANNING | ||||||||
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 37495952 | |||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | |||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1923 | |||||||
| STATE | Shawnee Township, Johnson County, KANSAS | |||||||
| FAMILY |
Grands-parents : William LEEKER (born 1867 in Germany, immigrated on USA in 1874, died in 1940) and Anna LEEKER (born in Missouri in 1867 and died in Kansas in 1906, her father was german). Mother : Edith LEEKER widow FANNING, (1897-1984). Brother and sister : Robert (1924-2000) and June A (1926) | |||||||
| RANK | PFC | |||||||
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| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Grocery Clerks |  | ||||||
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| COMPANY | Charlie Company | |||||||
| BATTALION | 743rd Tank Battalion | |||||||
| DIVISION | Attached to the 30th Infantry Division (support the 117th Infantry Regiment) | |||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 31 July 1944 |  | ||||||
| STATUS | MIA | |||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Tessy-sur-vire sector | |||||||
| DATA PLAN | --- | |||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||
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| STORY | ||||||||
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He was raised in the family farm with his grand-father , his mother , brother , sister , uncle and aunt.
Before his enlistment he was grocery clerks.
He was killed on the 31th of July near Tessy sur Vire.
During this day , Charlie company lost two tanks , one crew wasdeclared MIA but some members was retrieved ulteriorly and classified KIA.
The company supported the 117th Infantry regiment.
the commander of the Charlie company was Lt Hansen.
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| INFORMATION SOURCE | Familysearch.org - Marie-Sophie, Renaud & Alexandre BOUFFIER |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE |
| TRANSLATOR | Renaud BOUFFIER |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |