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Maher, William N. "Bill"

Date of birth:
June 9th, 1917
Date of death:
July 4th, 1944 (Near St. Lo, France)
Buried on:
American War Graves Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Nationality:
American

Biography

Class of 1934. Senior Literary & Debating Club 3 &4; Band 1,2,3 &4; Mission Unit 1, 2,3 & 4. May have been in the 83rd Div. as he spent his training at Camp Atterbury. Maher was a platoon leader during Operation Overlord. Presumably killed by sniper fire.

He is mentioned in the book "The Americans at Normandy: The Summer of 1944 - The American War from the Normandy Beaches to Falaise" by John C. McManus.

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