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Personal info

Full name
LYERLY, Kermit L
Date of birth
1915
Age
unknown
Place of birth
North Carolina
Hometown
Rowan County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
6398696
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Grand Bois, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 4 3

Immediate family

Members
Albert L. Lyerly (father)
Mary C. (Boger) Lyerly (mother)
Grover L. Lyerly (brother)
Beulah E. M. Lyerly (sister)
Virginia K. Lyerly (sister)

More information

Sgt Kermit L. Lyerly worked for the North Carolina Finishing Company.

He enlisted in February 1941 and was sent overseas in April 1944.

Sgt Kermit L. Lyerly was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#2, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Allen Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet