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Personal info

Full name
VESTAL, Lyle Wright
Date of birth
21 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Hubbard County, Minnesota
Hometown
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36414457
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vittonville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 2 12

Immediate family

Members
Joseph W. Vestal (father)
Anna S. (Evenson) Vestal (mother)
Merle E. Vestal (brother)
Charl Vestal (brother)
Joyce Vestal (sister)

More information

T/5 Lyle W. Vestal graduated from Leslie High School

He enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 15 December 1942 and was sent overseas in June 1944, arriving in France a month later.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Minnesota Birth Index 1900-1934, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, www.newspapers.com - Lansing State Journal

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem