Name:
Willard E. Nichol
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
36206131
Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-08
State:
Wisconsin
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
I
Row:
4
Grave:
18
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Willard E. Nichol was born on February 5, 1917, in Washington, Door County, Wisconsin. He was the son of Oscar Asgrimur Nichol and Dora Johnson Nichol.
Willard served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Technical Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 8, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. TSgt Nichol is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.