Soft launch: Soldier biographies and research notes vary in completeness. Prefer class-roster, NARA, newspapers, and other cited sources for contested facts — treat Research notes as leads, not settled history. Anyone can correct a page; contact us with questions.
William Carmalt Scull Heyl
| William Carmalt Scull Heyl | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 15 May 1949 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 12135845 |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Rank at Ritchie | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944) |
| Section | 7A |
| Enlisted | New Cumberland, Pennsylvania |
| Team | MII 439-G |
{{Needs source}}, or explain disagreements on talk. Baseline import notes: About the data.
William Carmalt Scull Heyl (24 March 1924 – 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.
Biography[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer
- OCR (94%) of `5750524371636103.jpg` (DISCHARGE)
- OCR (90%) of `5750524374969436.jpg` (gallery document)
- Infobox death_year corrected from 2006 to 1949 to match death_date and obituary.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 82 |
| Nara ASN | 12135845 |
| Nara Name | HEYL WILLIAM C S |
| Nara State | 32 |
| Nara County | 91 |
| Nara POE | 3288 |
| Nara DOE | 30343 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | NO |
| Nara Branch Code | 2 |
| Branch | No branch assignment |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 5 |
| Term of enlistment | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 5 |
| Nara Nativity | 39 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 24 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 4 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 992 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 48 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 404 |
| Class_ASN | 12135845 |
| Class_Name | HEYL, William C. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- 24 March 1924 — Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 3 March 1943 — Entered active duty, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
- — Infantry basic, Camp Wheeler, Georgia; later Camp Ritchie Class 16.
- 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.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- 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)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-10-08 (10 posts)
- OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 5750524371636103.jpg
- OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 5750524374969436.jpg
- Heyl death and discharge record