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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. | | [[Heyl, William C. S. (12135845)|William Carmalt Scull Heyl]] was born on 24 March 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied international affairs and Russian at college before entering the Army. |
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| | Heyl's Pennsylvania World War II compensation records identify his branch as the Army Counter Intelligence Corps. They record active service beginning on 3 March 1943 at New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, foreign service beginning on 10 May 1944, and honorable discharge on 9 November 1945 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. He trained at Camp Ritchie and served in the European Theater, including with the 20th Corps. |
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| | The same records state that Heyl was unmarried and left no issue. He died on 15 May 1949 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. |
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