Headstone Inscription and Interment Record
with resulting grave marker for SSgt William L. Ulrich at
Plot D Row 8 Grave
14 in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in
Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Sgt Ulrich was killed in action on July 4,
1944 and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Although
the reason for the travel is unknown, William, at age 1, was in the
company of his mother, a native of England, when they sailed from Monte
Christi, Dominican Republic aboard the SS Iroquois. The ship docked in
New York harbor on 29 April 1923. see lines 15 and 16.
Six
years later he was with his mother and younger brother (lines 8-19)
aboard the SS President Jefferson when it arrived in San Francisco on 21
August 1929. The ship had taken 21 days to travel from Shanghai,
China
Draft
record for William L. Ulrich reveals that his father, William L., Sr.
was a Major in the military which may explain the travels, above. |