It's sad I can only find obits, but this may lead to a family member who wishes to disclose more info about their loved one and his service with the 1275th.
William W. Cloe Jr.
Date published: 6/11/2002
A funeral for William Weedon Cloe Jr., 77, of Stafford County will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Aquia Episcopal Church. The Rev. Cuthbert Mandell will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mr. Cloe died at his home Saturday, June 8, 2002.
A native of Stafford, he grew up at Laurel View, the family home.
He had retired as a statistician with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Mr. Cloe, who was a 1949 graduate of the College of William & Mary and a 1952 graduate of George Washington University, was a life member of Aquia Episcopal Church. He served on the vestry for many years and sang in the choir.
Other memberships included the Stafford Lions Club, the Stafford County Historical Society and the Rappahannock Music Society.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, having served with the 1275th Combat Engineer Battalion in the European and Asiatic-Pacific theaters.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Pillar Cloe; a daughter, Elizabeth Morrow Cloe of New York City; a son, William Weedon Cloe III of Mechanicsville; a sister, Mary Wright Cloe Gates of Visalia, Calif.; a brother, John Haile Cloe of Anchorage, Alaska; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the American Diabetes Association, Rappahannock Chapter, Box 1385, Fredericksburg, Va. 22402; or to Aquia Episcopal Church, Box 275, Stafford, Va. 22555.
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