Name:
William H. Linden
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
36778499
Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-07
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
A
Row:
12
Grave:
4
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
William H. Linden was born in 1913, in East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois. He served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 7, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. Pvt Linden is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.