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BRYANT, Virgil Vern - Date of
birth
1912 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Kansas -
Hometown
Plainview, Hale County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1298003 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Wallersheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 14 | 55 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jessie L. (Pruitt) Bryant (wife)
Virginia Bryant (daughter)
Gaylia Bryant (daughter)
Donna L. Bryant (daughter)
More information
1st Lt Virgil V. Bryant attended high school for 4 years and was a waiter.He joined the Regular Army at Camp Barkeley, Texas on 28 March 1941.
He was wounded by shrapnel on 22 July 1944 in Periers, France which earned him his first Purple Heart.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com – Lubbock Morning Avalanche Texas - 3 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Forth Worth Star-Telegram - 28 March 1945