William "Bill" McKee (#31211871)


Picture taken August, 2011
Place of Birth
Date of Birth
Rank

Platoon
Company
Battalion
Regiment
Division
Decorations
Three Rivers, Massachusetts
July 7, 1922
Staff Sergeant
...
D
1st
331st Infantry
83rd Infantry
Combat Infantry Badge (GO#21 dtd. 5 dec 1944), ...

 

William McKee, from Hampden County, Massachusetts was born on July 7, 1922 in Tree Rivers, MA. He was the son of Thomas W. and Margaret (Jenkinson) McKee. He had 4 years of high school education and his occupation was listed as "Skilled occupations in mechanical treatment of metals (rolling, stamping, forging, pressing, etc.), n.e.c.".
William "Bill" McKee (#31211871) enlisted in the service on October 14, 1942 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
In the European Theatre of Operation (ETO), he was a S/Sgt. with the 83rd Infantry Division, 331st Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, D Company.

William (Billy) McKee, 93, of Three Rivers, died on August 13, 2015 at the Blaire House in Tewksbury, MA after a short period of failing health.