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Boom, William Claypool
Boom, William Claypool
Date of birth:
January 24th, 1922 (Needles/California, United States)
Date of death:
April 1st, 1945
Buried on:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: H. Row: 19. Grave: 2.
Nationality:
American
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Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Unit:
36th Armored Infantry Regiment
,
3rd Armored Division "Spearhead"
,
U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945
HQ, 3d Armored Division, G.O. No. 83
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Unit:
36th Armored Infantry Regiment
,
3rd Armored Division "Spearhead"
,
U.S. Army
Sources
Photo 1: US Army
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MAKOS, ADAM, Spearhead, Atlantic Books, 2020
.
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William C. Boom | American Battle Monuments Commission
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Homeofheroes.com
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