Kelley William Crockett

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William Crockett Kelley is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

Villeneuve-sur-Auvers American Cemetery Memorial

Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry American Servicemen Monument

Name:

William Crockett Kelley

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

33655230

Unit:

179th Engineers

Date of Death:

1944-08-23

State:

Virginia

Cemetery:

Swindall Cemetery, Virginia

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William Crockett �Willie� Kelley was born on May 26, 1925, in Norland, Dickenson County, Virginia. He was the son of Silas Kelley and Mary Elizabeth Fleming Kelley. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at Abingdon, Virginia, on July 25, 1943, and was assigned to Company C, 179th Engineer Combat Battalion, where he attained the rank of Private First Class.

On August 23, 1944, during the assault crossing of the Seine River near Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, France, Kelley was killed in action while courageously helping guide infantry troops across the river under enemy fire. He is now buried in the Swindall Cemetery, Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA.

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