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Birth:  Jul. 4, 1912 Death:  Sep. 13, 1944 Memorial stone for William Rayford Todd. 1st. Lieut. 29th Inf. Div. Plot M, Row 12, Grave 299 U.S. Military Cemetery St. James, France    Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery  Timpson Shelby County Texas, USA   Created by: Annette Epps Alva Record added: Dec 10, 2012  Find A Grave Memorial# 101995760

Added by: Annette Epps Alva   Cemetery Photo Added by: Larry Hume     Photos may be scaled. Click on image for full size.

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Honoring the life and service to our country of US Army World War II Veteran, First Lieutenant WILLIAM RAYFORD TODD on the 75th year of his death.  Born on Independence Day, 1912 to William A. (1887–1947) and Madge (1891–1956) Todd. The family resided in the Arlam Community in Rusk County in 1920 and later moved to Timpson, Texas. Wounded in France on July 18, 1944 from machine gun fire he returned to action on September 6th and was killed in action one week later.  He s buried in Plot M, Row 1, Grave 17, Brittany American Cemetery, St. James France.  He also has a memorial marker in Woodlawn Cemetery, Timpson, Texas.