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BOYLES, William Vercil - Date of
birth
20 May 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Belington, Barbour County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Tucker County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35782834 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Tangermunde, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 16 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
D. J. Boyles (father)
Lee Spessert (stepfather)
Opal Spessert (mother)
Willard Spessert (brother)
Richard Spessert (brother)
Paul Alton J. Spessert (brother)
Mary I. Spessert (sister)
More information
Pfc William V. Boyles graduated from Parson High School with the class of 1943. He was employed at Newport News, Virginia before he enlisted on 1 September 1944. He trained at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Fort McClellan, Alabama, and Camp Meade, Maryland. He was sent overseas on 3 January 1945.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com -
Headstone and Interment Record / West Virginia, Births Index / 1930 Census / United States World War II Army Enlistment Record, West Virginia Memory Project, www.TogetherWeServed.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.togetherweserved.com