William E. Spurgeon

  • ASN:
    18008730
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Sept 11, 1924
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Nov 14, 2020
FULL NAME:

William E. Spurgeon

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

18008730

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Sept 11, 1924
  • DATE OF DEATH: Nov 14, 2020
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Nacogdoches, Texas

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    August 3, 1940
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Houston, Texas
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    15th Field Artillery Battalion
  • SUBUNIT:
    Battery A
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Corporal (Cpl.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Forward Observer
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Bronze Star Medal, 🎖Purple Heart, 🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖American Defense Service Medal

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Wounded In Action (WIA)
  • NOTES:
    Shrapnel to shoulder
HONORED BY:

Kathryn Spurgeon - Daughter

NARA - Display Full Records

File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

Brief Scope: This series contains records of approximately nine million men and women who enlisted in the United States Army, including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
William E Spurgeon
Army Serial Number
18008730
Enlistment Place
Houston Texas
Enlistment Date
3 Aug 1940
Army Branch
Field Artillery
Branch
Army
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Nacogdoches County, Texas
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the Panama Canal Department
Source Of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Level Of Education
Grammar school
Occupation
Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Birth Date
1921
Birth Place
Texas
Source Box Number
0266
Source Film Reel Number
2.123
Conflict
World War II
Served For
United States of America
NOTICE
THE STORY IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS SOLDIER
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