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Personal info

Full name
BYAS, John Chestley
Date of birth
11 October 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Hometown
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
44040112
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 April 1945
Place of death
Near Munich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 23 34

Immediate family

Members
James A. Byas (father)
Viola E. (Shockney) Byas (mother)
Mildred E. Byas (sister)
Alfred W. Byas (brother)
Annie R. Byas (sister)
Joe P. Byas (brother)
Mildred L. (King) Byas (wife)
Garry C. Byas (son)
Johnnie J. Byas (son)
Anice Byas (daughter)

More information

Sgt John C. Byas attended high school for two years and was an electrican.

He enlisted in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 12 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Robison Family Tree / RG Smith, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - RG Smith, Chattanooga Daily Times 16 May 1945