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Williams, Eldred Eugene, PFC.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Powell
Last Address Powell (listed as Minor Hill, TN, Giles County address in the 1940's)
Casualty Date Dec 20, 1944
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location Germany
Conflict WWII - European Theater of Operations/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
March / 1945
Description (Rhineland Campaign 15 September 1944 to 21 March 1945) Attempting to outflank the Siegfried Line, the Allies tried an airborne attack on Holland on 17 September 1944. But the operation failed, and the enemy was able to strengthen his defensive line from Holland to Switzerland. Little progress was made on the ground, but the aerial attacks on strategic targets continued. Then, having regained the initiative after defeating a German offensive in the Ardennes in December 1944, the Allies drove through to the Rhine, establishing a bridgehead across the river at Remagen.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
March / 1945
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember 157th Company "B". KIA 20 Dec. 1944. His unit was trying to save two platoons from Company "C" and two platoons from Company "G" that were trapped in the City of Bundenthal and the Cemetery.