John Willie "Bill" Alexander, born 7 May 1918, was the son of Pike Hill and Nancy Sarah “Sallie” (Campbell) Alexander of Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. Ruston is 72 miles due east of Shreveport. He left a wife, Annie Lee, and two small sons, Roney and Johnny, in Choudrant. Choudrant is 7 miles east of Ruston.
In the 1920 census 2-year-old John is living with his parents and siblings Bessie 20, Nettie 16, Paul 14, Joanna 11, Ruby 8, Pauline 6, and Esther 4, on Fellowship Road in Police Jury Ward 6 of rural Lincoln Parish. His father is farming.
In the 1930 census 12-year-old John is living with his parents and siblings Paul 24, Pauline 16, and Esther 13 on Brickyard Road in Police Jury Ward 1 of Lincoln Parish. His father is still farming.
The 110th Infantry Regiment "Heroes of Hosingen" were defending a line running north and south of Hosingen, Luxembourg when the Battle of the Bulge started on 16 Dec 1944. The 110th carried out their “Hold at all cost” orders until they had exhausted all their resources, leaving an estimated 2000 Germans lying dead or wounded in the open fields that surrounded the village. Abandoned by the division’s other units, surrounded and out of ammunition, food and water, Captains Feiker and Jarrett waved the white flag and surrendered their units to the Nazis mid-day on December 18, 1944.
The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county for Louisiana show Alexander, John W, Pvt from Lincoln Parish as DOW (Died of Wounds) 20 Dec 1944, the fourth day of the Battle of the Bulge. Newspapers of the day say he died of his wounds as a prisoner of war under German control.
In the 1920 census 2-year-old John is living with his parents and siblings Bessie 20, Nettie 16, Paul 14, Joanna 11, Ruby 8, Pauline 6, and Esther 4, on Fellowship Road in Police Jury Ward 6 of rural Lincoln Parish. His father is farming.
In the 1930 census 12-year-old John is living with his parents and siblings Paul 24, Pauline 16, and Esther 13 on Brickyard Road in Police Jury Ward 1 of Lincoln Parish. His father is still farming.
The 110th Infantry Regiment "Heroes of Hosingen" were defending a line running north and south of Hosingen, Luxembourg when the Battle of the Bulge started on 16 Dec 1944. The 110th carried out their “Hold at all cost” orders until they had exhausted all their resources, leaving an estimated 2000 Germans lying dead or wounded in the open fields that surrounded the village. Abandoned by the division’s other units, surrounded and out of ammunition, food and water, Captains Feiker and Jarrett waved the white flag and surrendered their units to the Nazis mid-day on December 18, 1944.
The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county for Louisiana show Alexander, John W, Pvt from Lincoln Parish as DOW (Died of Wounds) 20 Dec 1944, the fourth day of the Battle of the Bulge. Newspapers of the day say he died of his wounds as a prisoner of war under German control.
John Willie "Bill" Alexander, born 7 May 1918, was the son of Pike Hill and Nancy Sarah “Sallie” (Campbell) Alexander of Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. Ruston is 72 miles due east of Shreveport. He left a wife, Annie Lee, and two small sons, Roney and Johnny, in Choudrant. Choudrant is 7 miles east of Ruston.
In the 1920 census 2-year-old John is living with his parents and siblings Bessie 20, Nettie 16, Paul 14, Joanna 11, Ruby 8, Pauline 6, and Esther 4, on Fellowship Road in Police Jury Ward 6 of rural Lincoln Parish. His father is farming.
In the 1930 census 12-year-old John is living with his parents and siblings Paul 24, Pauline 16, and Esther 13 on Brickyard Road in Police Jury Ward 1 of Lincoln Parish. His father is still farming.
The 110th Infantry Regiment "Heroes of Hosingen" were defending a line running north and south of Hosingen, Luxembourg when the Battle of the Bulge started on 16 Dec 1944. The 110th carried out their “Hold at all cost” orders until they had exhausted all their resources, leaving an estimated 2000 Germans lying dead or wounded in the open fields that surrounded the village. Abandoned by the division’s other units, surrounded and out of ammunition, food and water, Captains Feiker and Jarrett waved the white flag and surrendered their units to the Nazis mid-day on December 18, 1944.
The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county for Louisiana show Alexander, John W, Pvt from Lincoln Parish as DOW (Died of Wounds) 20 Dec 1944, the fourth day of the Battle of the Bulge. Newspapers of the day say he died of his wounds as a prisoner of war under German control.
In the 1920 census 2-year-old John is living with his parents and siblings Bessie 20, Nettie 16, Paul 14, Joanna 11, Ruby 8, Pauline 6, and Esther 4, on Fellowship Road in Police Jury Ward 6 of rural Lincoln Parish. His father is farming.
In the 1930 census 12-year-old John is living with his parents and siblings Paul 24, Pauline 16, and Esther 13 on Brickyard Road in Police Jury Ward 1 of Lincoln Parish. His father is still farming.
The 110th Infantry Regiment "Heroes of Hosingen" were defending a line running north and south of Hosingen, Luxembourg when the Battle of the Bulge started on 16 Dec 1944. The 110th carried out their “Hold at all cost” orders until they had exhausted all their resources, leaving an estimated 2000 Germans lying dead or wounded in the open fields that surrounded the village. Abandoned by the division’s other units, surrounded and out of ammunition, food and water, Captains Feiker and Jarrett waved the white flag and surrendered their units to the Nazis mid-day on December 18, 1944.
The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county for Louisiana show Alexander, John W, Pvt from Lincoln Parish as DOW (Died of Wounds) 20 Dec 1944, the fourth day of the Battle of the Bulge. Newspapers of the day say he died of his wounds as a prisoner of war under German control.
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PVT 110 INF 28 DIV LOUSIANA
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