William D. Hedtke | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	36239034
Unit	319th Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division
Rank	Private U.S. Army
Entered Service From	Wisconsin
Date of Death	September 18 1944
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery Netherlands American Cemetery AM Begraafplaats 1 6269 NA Margraten Netherlands

319th Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division

Purple Heart

Notes

Initially listed missing in action, Private Hedtke's remains have been recovered and identified. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery.

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.