Monuments
First Division Monument (San Mihiel)
Nonsard Liberation- 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
Name:
William Albert Williams
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-09-12
State:
California
Cemetery:
San Francisco National Cemetery, California
Plot:
A
Row:
Grave:
112
Decoration:
Comments:
William Albert Williams was born on September 2, 1886 in San Francisco County, California. He entered the army on November 4, 1917, and ws sentto France with 161st Infantry, but was transferred to the HQ company of 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division where he belonged to the signal section. He was Killed in Action on September 12, 1918 in Lorraine, France and is now buried in San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
He is remembered on memorials in Nonsard and Vigneulles, France..