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Personal info

Full name
BENTLEY, William Davant
Date of birth
7 January 1913
Age
32
Place of birth
Graymont, Emanuel County, Georgia
Hometown
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
20430148
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Halsdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 9 22

Immediate family

Members
Julius F. Bentley (father)
Catherine C. (Cartee) Bentley (mother)
Alice I. Bentley (sister)
Julius M. Bentley (brother)
Joseph O. Bentley (brother)
Inez Bentley (sister)
James E. Bentley (brother)

More information

Sgt William D. Bentley graduated from Savannah High School and worked for the Strachan Shipping Company and the Railway Express Company.

He joined the National Guard in Savannah, Georgia on 10 February 1941.

He first served with an anti-aircraft unit in New Guinea. After returning to the U.S., he received infantry training and was sent to Germany on 6 January 1945.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thdivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, Savannah Morning News - 9 March 1945