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William Shaw, Jr.
First Name:
William
Middle Name:
Mitchell
Last Name:
Shaw, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action. Buried in military cemetery in Lorraine, France.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson annuals
Personal Details
Education Details:
Brother, father, grandfather & uncles alumni too, Davidson College, class of 1943
Biographical Notes:
Family Details:
Postmaster and Mrs. William Mitchell Shaw, Jr. - 1001 Clarendon, Fayetteville, NC
Harry Faison Shaw
Carl C., Heman S. and Harry F. Shaw - uncles
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army Enlisted: 1943
Military Rank:
Private First Class
Military Unit:
10th Infantry, 5th Division
KIA Date:
9/12/1944
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
Europe
Military Details:
Camp Wheeler, GA, France
Awards:
Expert Infantryman's badge, Purple Heart, Additional Army awards - 7/1/1943
Source:
The Generations of Davidson College by Chalmers Davidson, 1955 and death index, Davidson annuals