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Grave markers for William L. Lyles
and spouse in Section 43 Site 2729 of Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington (Arlington county),
Virginia.
William registered for the draft
in Washington, DC on 17 October 1942.
Pvt Lyles, a
member of Company F, was declared to be a qualified
parachutist on 5 March 1943.
On 11 March 1943, Pvt Lyles was
sent on detached duty to attend a demolition school
held at Fort Benning, GA and returned to duty on 31
March and was promoted to Pfc at about the same
time..
Hw was then promoted to Cpl on 18
August 1943.
Cpl Lyles jumped into Normandy on
D-Day and was seriously wounded on 13 June 1944.
He was evacuated to a field hospital and on 27
September 1944 was transferred to the hospital's
detachment of patients. He did not return to the regiment.
In fact, on 9 September 1944, Cpl
Lyles (page 2) was amongst a group from the 117th US
Army General Hospital, Bristol England aboard the
Queen Mary sailing under Evacuation Orders No. 9.
The ship docked in New York City harbor on 17
September 1944. He was
discharged on 10 April 1946. |
