Headstone of Private First Class Samuel T. Williams at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial

Headstone of Private First Class Samuel T. Williams at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial

Headstone of Samuel T. Williams

World War II, 1939-1945

Army

Veterans--Florida

Cemeteries--Europe

The headstone of Samuel T. Williams (1922-1945). A native of Eustis, Williams served as a Private First Class (PFC) in the U.S. Army during World War II. He died during his service in France and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. He is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. Williams was born in 1922. He enlisted in the Army on October 24, 1942, while attending UF. Williams was assigned to the 291st Infantry Regiment of the 75th Infantry Division. Williams' division arrived in Britain in November of 1944. They took part in a number of major battles, including the Battle of the Bulge in 1944 and 1945 and the Battle of Colmar Pocket in 1945. Williams died in combat around the Alsace-Lorraine region on February 3, 1945.

Anderson, Dwight

Original color digital image by Dwight Anderson: Private Collection of Dwight Anderson.

ca. 2010-08-07

Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France

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Originally Created by Dwight Anderson and published by Find A Grave.

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"Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Reserve Corps Records)." National Archives and Record Administration. https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=929&mtch=1&cat=TS14&tf=F&sc=25005,25022,25006,25025,25007,25020,25028,25023&bc=,sl,fd&txt_25005=14077340&op_25005=0&nfo_25005=V,8,1900&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=111061 (accessed October 18, 2015).

SAMUEL T. WILLIAMS
PFC 29HNF 75 DIV
FLORIDA FEB 3 1945

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