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Personal info

Full name
LYBRAND, William F
Date of birth
26 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Hometown
Hayne-Saxon-Powell, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Military service

Service number
34892425
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Chémery-Adelange, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 20 10

Immediate family

Members
Oliver F. Lybrand (father)
Cora I. (O’Shields) Lybrand (mother)

More information

Pvt William F. Lybrand attended high school for three years before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 27 September 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy