William A. Hand Jr.
Rank: Private First Class, U.S. Army
Serial: 32067996
Unit: 12th Engineer Combat Battalion
Entered service from: New Jersey
Died:
Buried at: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Cedarville NJ
Awards: Purple Heart
William A. Hand Jr.
Private First Class William A. Hand Jr. was born in Camden NJ in 1917 to William and Ava Hand. He was the third child, coming after sisters Margaret and Beryl. William Hand Sr. worked as a railroad locomotive engineer. William Hand Jr. attended Camden High School, and worked as an iron constructor before the war. He was inducted into the Army in February of 1941.
William A. Hand Jr. was killed in action on October 2, 1944 serving with the 12th Engineer Combat Battalion, in support of the 8th Infantry Division. He was survived by his parents, of Fortescue NJ, and older sisters Mrs. Roland Coulborn and Mrs. Paul Houser, both of Summit NJ.
After the War, William Hand was brought home to New Jersey. He was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Cedarville NJ.
Funeral Set Monday For Pfc. W. A. Hand Jr.
Camden Courier-Post —
Funeral Set Monday For Pfc. W. A. Hand Jr.
Services for Pfc. William A. Hand Jr. will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the Murray funeral home, 408 Cooper street, where friends may call Sunday night. Burial will be in Cedar Hill cemetery, Cedarville.
Private Hand, a former resident of Camden, was killed in the Battle of Bulge in France Oct. 2, 1944, at the age of 28. He served with the 12th Engineers Combat Battalion. He attended Camden High school and worked as a steel constructor before entering the army.
Surviving are his mother, Ova; his father, William A. Sr., of 121 St. Paul street, Wildwood Crest, and two sisters, Mrs. Paul Hauser, Summit, and Mrs. Roland H. Coulborn, Merchantville.