Polk County

 

Pvt. LaVere Ralph Williams

 

 

La Vere Ralph Williams was born May 2, 1911 to Charles R. and Luverne Botsford Williams. He died Dec. 25, 1944 and is buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.

Pvt. Williams served in World War II with the U.S. Army 262nd Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division and was KIA in the English Channel and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com