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|surname=Heyl
|surname=Heyl
|first=William
|first=William
|middle=C. S.
|middle=Carmalt Scull
|class_section=7A
|class_section=7A
|class_rank=Pfc
|class_rank=Private First Class
|birth_year=1924
|birth_year=1924
|death_year=2006
|death_year=1949
|nativity=United States
|nativity=United States
|religion=Protestant
|religion=Protestant
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|birth_date=24 March 1924
|birth_date=24 March 1924
|death_date=15 May 1949
|death_date=15 May 1949
|birth_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|death_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|teams=MII 439
|rank_final=S/Sgt
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'''William C. S. Heyl''' (24 March 1924 – 15 May 1949) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 16.
'''[[Heyl, William Carmalt Scull (12135845)|William Carmalt Scull Heyl]]''' (24 March 1924 &ndash; 15 May 1949) was a [[Class 16]] Ritchie Boy from the Philadelphia area who served in counterintelligence with XX Corps in Patton’s Third Army.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Heyl William was born March 24, 1924. Here's some information on William Carmalt Scull Heyl William was born March 24, 1924. William passed away on May 15, 1949. William passed away on May 15, 1949 after a long illness. His obituary states that in college, William was studying Russian and took a general course that would make him eligible for the diplomatic service. William passed away on May 15, 1949 after a long illness of testicular cancer. At the time of his passing, William was a student at Stanford, studying "International Affairs". His death certificate indicated he served 14 months overseas and also was "wounded in a jeep accident during action. He enlisted on March 3 1945. He enlisted on March 3 1945 while he was at Princeton. He went through infantry basic training at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, and was screened at Vrginia Polytechnic Institute. He then went to the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, Maryland. In 1944 he went to England and was a Staff Sargeant in the Counter Intelligence Corps attached to the 20th Corps. He participated in General Patton's march across France from St. Jacques to Verdun in thirty days. He served in Normandy, Northern France, the Rhineland, and Central Europe. He was honorably discharged on November 9, 1945. He went through infantry basic training at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, and was screened at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. In 1944 he went to England and was a Staff Sargent in the Counter Intelligence Corps attached to 20th Corps. They indicate he was unmarried and had no children. He enlisted on March 3 1945 while he was at college. Socially prominent, he was a member of the Merion Cricket Club and the Sons of the American Revolution.
William Carmalt Scull Heyl was born on 24 March 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of John B. and Mrs. Heyl of Ardmore. He studied international affairs and Russian with an eye toward diplomatic service (contemporary notices place him at Stanford; other family notes mention Princeton at enlistment).
 
He entered active duty on 3 March 1943 at New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, took infantry basic training at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, and was screened at Virginia Polytechnic Institute before [[Camp Ritchie]] ([[Class 16]]). Overseas from May 1944, Heyl served as a staff sergeant in the Counter Intelligence Corps with XX Corps—the “Ghost Corps” of Patton’s Third Army—in Normandy, Northern France, the Rhineland, and Central Europe. Pennsylvania compensation records list honorable discharge on 9 November 1945 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
 
Heyl died on 15 May 1949 at University Hospital in Philadelphia after a long illness; he was twenty-five. He was unmarried and left no children. Survivors included his parents and a sister, Mary Katherine Heyl.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* MII 439
* Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer
* Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer
* OCR (94%) of `5750524371636103.jpg` (DISCHARGE).
* OCR (94%) of `5750524371636103.jpg` (DISCHARGE)
* OCR (90%) of `5750524374969436.jpg` (gallery document).
* OCR (90%) of `5750524374969436.jpg` (gallery document)
* Infobox death_year corrected from 2006 to 1949 to match death_date and obituary.


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== Timeline ==
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* 24 March 1924 — Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
* 3 March 1943 — Entered active duty, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
* 10 May 1944 — Began foreign service; CIC with XX Corps / Third Army.
* 9 November 1945 — Honorably discharged, Fort Meade, Maryland.
* 15 May 1949 — Died in Philadelphia.
* — Infantry basic, Camp Wheeler, Georgia; later Camp Ritchie Class 16.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* RB Archive contemporary obituary clipping, William C. Scull Heyl (University Hospital, Philadelphia)
* RB Archive family notes and Pennsylvania WWII compensation abstract for William C. S. Heyl
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-10-08 (10 posts)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-10-08 (10 posts)
* [[:File:5750524371636103.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 5750524371636103.jpg]]
* [[:File:5750524374969436.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 5750524374969436.jpg]]
* [[:File:5750524368302770.jpg|Heyl death and discharge record]]
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