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Personal info

Full name
GANT, William Claude
Date of birth
1 February 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Tennessee
Hometown
Robertson County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34146205
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 November 1944
Place of death
Antwerp, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 1 60

Immediate family

Members
Andrew E. Gant (father)
Lena C. (Hudson) Gant (mother)
Beatrice Gant (sister)
Cecil V. Gant (brother)
Margret L. Gant (sister)
Robert E. Gant (brother)
Eva C. Gant (sister)
Sophie I. Gant (wife)
William D. Gant (son)

More information

S/Sgt William C. Gant enlisted in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 17 September 1941.

He is in the picture with his sister Beatrice.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Gant Family Tree / WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. Social Security Death Index

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos