Labern Williams was the son of Thomas Joseph Williams and Martha Ann Latham. He married Nellie Maybell Walker on 26 August 1939. They were the parents of Kenneth Williams.
271 Inf, 69 Div
Buried Knoxville National Cem.
Pfc. Labern Williams was killed in action in Germany on Apr. 23, according to word received by relatives from the War Department. He had been in service nine months and overseas four months.
He was initially buried at the American Cemetery Margraten in the Netherlands.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 14 July 1920
- Date of death: 23 April 1945
- County: Monroe
- Hometown: Madisonville
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 271st Infantry Regiment, 69th Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XVI, Top Panel
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