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First Name: William

Last Name: Personett

Birthplace: Portsmouth, OH, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Portsmouth, OH
Middle Name: M.



Date of Birth: 27 May 1930

Date of Death: 02 August 1950

Rank: Private First Class

Years Served: 1947 - 1950
William M. Personett, Jr.

   
Engagements:
•  Korean War (1950 - 1953)

Biography:

Rank: Private First Class

Enlisted: 30 December 1947

ASN: RA 15 198 777

Unit: Company "A", 79th Tank Battalion, 25th Infantry Division

Decorations: Purple Heart

Note: Korean War casualty records show that PFC Personett was a member of the 89th Medium Tank Battalion. However, the 89th was not activated until 7 August 1950 - five days after he was killed in action. The most likely unit he would have been assigned to, based on his headstone application card showing him serving with the 25th Infantry Division, was Company "A", 79th Tank Battalion. For more information on the 79th Tank Battalion, please visit the following link: http://www.25thida.org/units/armor/.



Honoree ID: 300555   Created by: MHOH

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