Boom, William Claypool

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Date of birth:: January 24th, 1922 (Needles/California, United States)
Date of death:: April 1st, 1945
Buried on:: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: H. Row: 19. Grave: 2.
Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 2nd Lieutenant
Unit:: 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division "Spearhead", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: 1945

HQ, 3d Armored Division, G.O. No. 83

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 2nd Lieutenant
Unit:: 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division "Spearhead", U.S. Army

Sources

Photo 1: US Army
- MAKOS, ADAM, Spearhead, Atlantic Books, 2020.
- William C. Boom | American Battle Monuments Commission
- Homeofheroes.com

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