World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William Norwood Mitchell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Jamaica, New York
Honored By
Dorothy A. Mitchell
SERVED WITH COMPANY D, 13TH INFANTRY, 8TH DIVISION. KILLED ON AUGUST 28, 1944 JUST EAST OF BREST, FRANCE, WHERE HIS DIVISION CAPTURED 7,000 PRISONERS. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. INTERRED AT THE BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL.