Name:
William S. Spears
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
16041777
Unit:
517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1945-01-14
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
C
Row:
2
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
William S. Spears was born in 1925. He served in the Company C, 1st Battalion of the 517th PIR during World War II. He died on January 14, 1945 and and is now buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium. He also has a cenotaph located in Keewaydin Cemetery, Keewaydin, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.