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Sawyer, William M.

Date of birth:
January 23rd, 1923 (Cabarrus County/North Carolina, United States)
Date of death:
November 15th, 2003 (Virginia Beach/Virginia, United States)
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Private First Class Sawyer jumped into Normandy and was initially reported as Missing In Action. It was subsequently determined that he had been wounded and captured. He spent the remainder of the war interned in Stalag IV-D, Torgau, Saxony, Germany.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Company D, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
November 16th, 1943

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 58 (1943).
Good Conduct Medal - Army

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