RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):
Hawkins County, Tennessee
FULL NAME:
Willie B. Alley
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):
34725030
- DATE OF BIRTH: Mar 14, 1924
- DATE OF DEATH: Jul 3, 1976
DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
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DATE OF ENLISTMENT:Mar 5, 1943
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PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
ORGANIZATION:
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MAIN UNIT:23rd Infantry Regiment
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SUBUNIT:Company A, 1st Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
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RANK:Private First Class (Pfc.)
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POSITION IN UNIT:Rifleman
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):
🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖American Campaign Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖WWII Victory Medal, 🎖Distinguished Unit Citation, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button, 🎖Purple Heart Medal With Three Oak Leaf Clusters
SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:
Fort Oglethorpe - Fort Sam Houston - Camp McCoy - Armagh, Northern Ireland to Pilsen, Czechoslovakia
