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(November 30,
1944) -- Marine Sgt. William J. Mears, of Jefferson Street, was killed in
action in Peleliu on Palau Islands in the South Pacific on Sept. 15. Mears enlisted in the Marines the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked. During his tour he was cited as a demolitions expert. He was a veteran of Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, New Britain and Bougainville during his 28 months overseas. He was scheduled to return to the States to begin study at officer candidate school.
Sergeant William Joseph Mears, U.S. Marine Corps Entered the Service from: Alabama Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Awards: Purple Heart
Sources: American Battle Monuments Commission The Belleville Times, Nov. 30, 1944
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