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Personal info

Full name
WEYANT, William George
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33081154
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 August 1944
Place of death
Near Soissons, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 35 19

Immediate family

Members
Harvey W. Weyant (father)
Emma M. (Mann) Weyant (mother)
Ella M. Weyant (sister)

More information

Pvt William G. Weyant enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 4 June 1941.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Solers, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Johan Henrich Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Bedford Gazette

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy