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Pvt William Junior Alexander
22 Aug 1920 – 13 Jun 1944
| Birth | 22 Aug 1920 |
| Death | 13 Jun 1944 |
| Cemetery | Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Colleville-sur-Mer , Département du Calvados , Basse-Normandie , France |
| Added by | Frogman on 17 Nov 2015 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55878599 |
Gravesite details
It covers 70 ha (172 acres), and contains the remains of 9,387 American military dead, most of whom were killed during the invasion of Normandy and ensuing military operations in World War II. The graves face westward, towards the United States.
Bio
KIA Pvt William J Alexander b. Aug.22,1920 d.June 13,1944 He entered the service from Texas. Burial: Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Colleville-sur-Mer Basse-Normandie Region, France. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, on the plateau overlooking Omaha Beach, is located on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944 and the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. The cemetery site, at the north end of its ½ mile access road, covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,387 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations. The Memorial consists of a semicircular colonnade with a loggia at each end containing large maps and narratives of the military operations; at the center is the bronze statue, "Spirit of American Youth." An orientation table overlooking the beach depicts the landings in Normandy. Facing west at the memorial, one sees in the foreground the reflecting pool; beyond is the burial area with a circular chapel and, at the far end, granite statues representing the U.S. and France. On the east side of the Memorial in a semicircular garden are the Walls of the Missing, memorializing those Missing in Action or Buried at Sea during the Normandy Campaign. It is inscribed with 1557 names; Rosettes mark the names of those whose remains have since been recovered and identified. ALEXANDER WILLIAM Jr First Lieutenant ARMY Joined Army on 6-23-43 WHITE STATE OF RESIDENCE- North Carolina Battalion Combat/Special Troops European Theatre: Germany LATEST REPORT DATE: 05-01-1945 Individual has been reported through sources considered official. Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated DETAINING POWER -GERMANY CAMP-045 Oflag 64 or 21B Schubin (Moved to Usedom) Poland, Altburgund 53-17
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PVT 116 INF 29 DIV TEXAS
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- Valera Earnestine Alexander Morris 1917–2009
- Ivadell Dau of WB & Eva Alexander 1918–1918
- Iris Durane Alexander Stephenson 1926–2003
- Eva Lavonne "Mer" Alexander Glover 1930–2015
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