William R. Kramer

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 03/03/1945

William Robert Kramer was born in North Plainfield, Somerset County, New Jersey on May 24, 1926.

He was drafted into the Army on August 31, 1944, at Newark, New Jersey. His home of residence
was listed as Union County, New Jersey. He had completed three years of High School
and was single with no dependents. His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was assigned to Company A from the 48th Replacement Battalion on February 8, 1945.

Private Kramer was killed in action in Germany in an area south of Weinsheim on March 3, 1945.

Clipping by Jaap Vermeer from the Find A Grave website

Decorations of William R. Kramer

William R. Kramer was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium and some time later his remains
were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in New Jersey.

Burial:
Springdale Methodist Church Cemetery
Springdale (Somerset County)
Somerset County
New Jersey, USA

Grave marker for William R. Kramer

Photo by Celeste Simmons from the Find A Grave website

Top photo by Jaap Vermeer from the Find A Grave website

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