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SAYLES, De Leythe - Date of
birth
9 February 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa -
Hometown
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37435757 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Reipertswiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 17 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas Sayles (father)
Edith M. (Roudebush) Sayles (mother)
Lola R. Sayles (sister)
Nadine Sayles (sister)
Iris W. Sayles (sister)
Nadine S. Sayles (sister)
More information
Pvt De Leythe Sayles enlisted on 12 October 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Iowa WWII Bonus Case Files / 1930 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspaperarchive.com - Ottumwa Daily Courier