Pvt William Eugene Adair (1925-1944)

Pvt William Eugene Adair Veteran

Birth

26 Jul 1925

Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA

Death

2 Oct 1944 (aged 19)

Nijmegen, Nijmegen Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands

Burial

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial

Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map

Plot

• PLOT G / ROW 5 / GRAVE 9

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Private Adair served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Third Battalion
• Company C

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• Wednesday 09/22/1943
• Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
• 37722954

He was Killed In Action in / due to:
• Holland during World War II
• Mortar fire during Operation Market Garden

He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart

He was the son of:
• Edgar Bryan Adair (11/10/1897 - 04/23/1965)
• Anna Mable Lovell Adair (04/19/1899 - 04/1977)

He was the brother of:
• Clara Margerite Adair Evans (07/08/1921 - 11/26/2007)
• Edgar F "Bud" Adair (08/15/1923 - 07/27/1958)
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PVT 325 GLI INF 82 ABN DIV
MISSOURI
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