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WAYLAND, Lloyd Appling - Date of
birth
18 December 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Mercer County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35782380 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
9 November 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 29 | 65 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William H. Wayland (father)
Celia B. (Appling) Wayland (mother)
Anna E. Wayland (sister)
Richard F. Wayland (brother)
Olga I. (Daugherty) Wayland (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Lloyd A. Wayland was a clerk before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 19 August 1944.Sgt Wayland and another soldier died from drinking illegally made alcohol.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Connie Broyles Barber, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, 83rd Infantry Division Documents
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Connie Broyles Barber