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Pvt William Norman Perry

Birth	:	5 Aug 1914 Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
Death	:	31 Dec 1944 Luxembourg
Burial	:	Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Coordinate	:	49.6114300, 6.1857600
Plot	:	Plot D Row 13 Grave 24
Description	:	Private, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division, U.S. Army, World War II Service #33882598 Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Campaign Medal & World War II Victory Medal The Battle of the Bulge (December 16, 1944 – January 25, 1945) was the last major German offensive campaign of World War II. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. The surprise attack caught the Allied forces completely off guard. American forces bore the brunt of the attack. It was the largest and bloodiest battle fought by the United... Read More	Private, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division, U.S. Army, World War II Service #33882598 Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Campaign Medal & World War II Victory Medal The Battle of the Bulge (December 16, 1944 – January 25, 1945) was the last major German offensive campaign of World War II. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. The surprise attack caught the Allied forces completely off guard. American forces bore the brunt of the attack. It was the largest and bloodiest battle fought by the United States in World War II. The German losses in the battle were especially critical. Their last reserves were now gone, the Luftwaffe had been shattered, and remaining forces throughout the West were being pushed back to defend the Siegfried Line. ------------- THE FREE LANCE STAR, Fredericksburg, VA Monday, January 22, 1945, page 2 Local Soldier Is Killed In Action Pfc. William N. Perry, 30, of Fredericksburg, was killed in action in Luxembourg on December 31, his family has been notified. His wife, Mrs. Margaret Gallahan Perry, and their daughter are living with Mrs. Perry's parents in Spotsylvania County. She and her husband formerly resided here on Herndon Street. A former employe of Pitts' Theaters and of the Sylvania Industrial Corp., Perry had been in service about nine months. Born here, he attended Lafayette School. Surviving besides his wife and daughter, are four brothers, John Perry of 1617 Princess Anne Street, Allie Perry of Caroline Street, Cary Perry, USA, stationed in Rhode Island, and Charles Perry, and two sisters, Mrs. Douglas Galahan (sic), of Sophia Street, and Mrs. Charles White.

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Longitude: 6.1857600

Family Members:

Parent

Charles R “Charlie” Perry

(1865 - 1936)

Mary Ann Jordan Perry

(1875 - 1927)

Spouse

Siblings

Grace May Perry White

(1895 - 1943)

Allie Lee Perry

(1897 - 1967)

John Francis Perry Sr.

(1901 - 1972)

Edward “Eddie” Perry

(1904 - 1919)

Virginia Elizabeth Perry Gallahan

(1910 - 1945)

Carey Graves Perry

(1912 - 1977)

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