William B. Coleman

World War II
Service #34803721
Unit134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Entered Service From Alabama
Date of DeathNovember 1 1944
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Notes

Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Private First Class William B. Coleman were accounted for in 2022. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the Lorraine American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.