Heiskell Morgan WILLIAMS
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Source : Cllive Tirlemont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NUMBER OF SERVICE | 34987169 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 19 years old | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 1925 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
ETAT | Rogersville Hawkins county TENNESSEE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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RANK | Private First Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Infantryman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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COMPANY | Company L | |||||||||||||||||||||||
REGIMENT | 262nd Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 66th Infantry Division "Black Panther Division" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 25 December 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | ||||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | MIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Aboard in USS Léopoldville, In Manche(Channel), off Cherbourg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY |
NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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A letter to his father dated December 15, 1944 read in part, “Daddy, don’t work to hard and break yourself down. Let part of the farm work go until I come home. I believe I will come home again by the prayers of you all. I have seen all of the world that I want to see; so when this war is over, you can depend on me coming home to help you at work.”
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Highland Cemetery Source : Vandella Swecker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Arrived on November 26th, 1944 in England, the division polishes up its training until December 24th In the daytime of the departure and the crossing towards France and Normandy. The division embarks on two ships of which the SS Leopoldville which receives 262th and 264th regiment Infantry and leaves Southampton in training(formation) accompanied with four escort ships. Arrived unless 5 miles from Cherbourg, a German submarine U-Boat 486 is in ambush and sends a torpedo to the ship. He is touched on the starboard beam before. 802 soldiers over the 2235 which he(it) transported are killed in this drama. Leopoldville is marine cemetery today. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
66th INFANTRY DIVISION - BLACK PANTHER
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SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Clive TIRLEMONT - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Leopoldville.org - Findagrave.com |
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PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |