Gene S. Williams

Staff Sergeant Eugene (Gene) S Williams grave marker photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Benson

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Staff Sergeant
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    Infantry
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Okinawa

Biography:

Eugene S Williams was born in Fort Totten, Benson County, North Dakota on May 17, 1916, to LeRoy Stewart Williams and Elsie Prudence Welliver Williams. He entered the United States Army in Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota on September 20, 1940, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Staff Sergeant Williams was killed in action on May 17, 1945, in Okinawa, Japan and is buried in Plot F, Grave 816, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii.

Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave