Name:
William R. Scheble
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
33309863
Unit:
359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-28
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
C
Row:
14
Grave:
33
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
William R. Scheble was born on May 25, 1922, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He attended St. Gabriel's School and worked for the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co.
William served in the 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II. He died of wounds on July 28, 1944, in Périers, France, due to a bomb explosion when the tank he was in ran over a booby trap from the previous day. He is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.