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Personal info

Full name
LENT, William George
Date of birth
19 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Steuben County, New York

Military service

Service number
42107169
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Gey, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 1 15

Immediate family

Members
Harry E. Lent (father)
Anna Lent (mother)
Jeanne M. (Howe) Lent (wife)
Alan P. Lent (son)
William M. Lent (son)
Sherriden J. Lent (daughter)

More information

Pfc William G. Lent graduated from Haverling High School and was a foreman at the Mercury Aircraft Corporation.

He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 18 March 1944 and was sent overseas on 28 October 1944.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com – Jean Doherty, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet - Jean Doherty, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle