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Personal info

Full name
WYATT, George Arthur
Date of birth
11 November 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Panola County, Texas
Hometown
Marshall, Harrison County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38631514
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
4 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Siegen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 11 10

Immediate family

Members
Audie H. Wyatt (father)
Vetra L. (Watson) Wyatt (mother)
James D. Wyatt (brother)
Drennon R. Wyatt (brother)
Nannette Y. Wyatt (sister)
Eva V. Wyatt (sister)
Wanda J. Wyatt (sister)
Dorothy Wyatt (wife)

More information

Pfc George A. Wyatt enlisted in Dallas, Texas on 17 July 1944. He worked as a molder at Marshall Car Wheel And Foundry.

His wife received word from the war department that Pfc Wyatt was "slighty" wounded in Germany April 1 and that he died on April 5.

Pfc Wyatt had been overseas since December, 1944, and served in France, Belgium prior to going to Germany.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.history.army.mil, www.ibiblio.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930-1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Marshall News Messenger, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Marshall News Messenger