Earl E Williams
Serial number37507338
RankPfc
Unit149th Engineer Combat Battalion, Company B
Date of death1944-06-06
LocationOmaha Beach
The story
Pfc Earl Williams was killed in action on 06 June 1944, serving with Company B, 149th Engineer Combat Battalion.
This location is an estimated position — the most specific place recorded in the source — not an exact spot.
Source: NARA
The battlefield
Estimated position (sector-level), shown here with nearby casualties.
Historical evidence
Military details
Coordinates49.371778, -0.875267 (sector estimate)
MR date reported1944-06-06
MR page1
Confidence levelEstimated (sector-level)
Source: US National Archives, Record Group 64 "Records of the National Archives and Records Administration", Series "Morning Reports, 1940-1946"
Nearby casualties
Same company (149ENG-B), 1944-06-06 — 18 other soldiers lost that day
Charles W Denman
Cpl
Julius G Wolfe
Cpl
William W Moreland
S Sgt
Warner C Sutherland
Pvt
John O Herrick
Sgt
Alex H Raines
Pvt
Jack W Green
Pvt
Irvin G Joiner
Pfc
Manuel Pacheco
Pfc
+ 9 more from this company that day