PRIVATE HENRY F. WILLIAMS

Unknown DOB – July 7, 1864 (unknown location); unknown age Enlisted on October 1, 1861 Mustered in November 22, 1861 Unit #1: 12th Infantry, Connecticut Volunteers, Company E Discharged for disability June 27, 1862 Mustered in again on December 3, 1863 Unit #2: Connecticut 1st Heavy Artillery, Company D Wounded in the chest at Petersburg,Continue reading “PRIVATE HENRY F. WILLIAMS”

PRIVATE BENJAMIN THOMAS WILLIAMS; U.S. MARINE CORPS

July 4, 1921 (Norwalk, CT) – May 11, 1945; 23 years oldMarried to the former Mary R. Drab (1924-1976) on August 15, 1940, in NorwalkChildren: Mary E. Williams Nussbickel (1940-), Richard T. (1942-2021), Kathleen Williams Maloney (1943-2010), and Jeanne (1945-).Last local address: Beverly Place, NorwalkService number 987575Unit: 1st Marine Division, 5th Marines Born to BenjaminContinue reading “PRIVATE BENJAMIN THOMAS WILLIAMS; U.S. MARINE CORPS”