Name:
William Anthony Block
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
39108350
Unit:
51st Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-07
State:
California
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
H
Row:
15
Grave:
1
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
William Anthony Block was born on January 22, 1916, in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. He enlisted in the Army on October 2, 1942, and at the time of his death, was serving in the HQ Company, 51st Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, as a Private First Class. PFC Block was killed in Pont-Scorff, France, on August 7, 1944, and is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.