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Personal info

Full name
WYATT, Bill Eugene
Date of birth
10 February 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Wyatt, Mississippi County, Missouri
Hometown
Mississippi County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
20729834
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 8 26

Immediate family

Members
William Wyatt (father)
Violet G. (DeField) Wyatt (mother)
Carl E. Wyatt (brother)
Marvin Wyatt (brother)
Clarence Wyatt (brother)
Allie M. Wyatt (sister)
Pearl L. Wyatt (sister)
June Wyatt (sister)
Ruth Wyatt (sister)

More information

Sgt Bill E. Wyatt graduated from Charleston High School in 1937.

He joined the National Guard in Charleston, Missouri on 23 December 1940. He was sent overseas in June 1944.

His given name is Julian however he entered the military as Bill.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Charleston High School - 1937