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Personal info

Full name
BOLYNN, William Ellis
Date of birth
7 August 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Hemingway, Williamsburg County, South Carolina
Hometown
Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34898735
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 September 1944
Place of death
On the high ground, north of Harspelt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
William D. Bolynn (father)
Hattie (Cribb) Bolynn (mother)
Bessie Bolynn (sister)
Roy A. Bolynn (brother)
Birdett Bolynn (sister)
Duvall Bolynn (brother)
Ander T. Bolynn (brother)
Wilson Bolynn (brother)

More information

Pfc William E. Bolynn worked in the Firestone Cotton Mills of Gastona, North Carolina.

He enlisted on 13 January 1944 at Camp Croft, South Carolina.

He was killed by enemy machine gun fire when his squad was advancing on a pill box.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Gary Zaetz, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card / Army Enlistment Record, IDPF

Photo source: www.findagrave.com