William R. Linder

World War II
Service #14053580
Unit12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service From South Carolina
Date of DeathNovember 17 1945
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
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 Staff Sergeant William R. Linder were accounted for in 2021. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the Henri-Chappelle 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.