SSG William Charles Laffin was born 5 Jun 1920 in North Bend, Pennsylvania to Charles Edward and Florence A (Sanford) Laffin. His parents' first 2 children died at birth. William was their 3rd surviving child although his sister died at age 3. His father had worked as a moulder in a brickyard and in a tannery. In 1940 William, his father and brother all worked in a tannery. William only attended 1 year of high school.
William was drafted in February 1942. He was ultimately assigned to B Company 116th Infantry and landed with that unit on D-Day, 6 Jun 1944. It was on that day that he was killed in action, 22 years old, almost to the day.
SSG Laffin is buried in the
Gettysburg National Cemetery.
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