William Earl Daniel (1924 - 1944)

Born 31 Mar 1924 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth May (Lancaster) Daniel — married 17 May 1941 (to 15 Jul 1944) in Lawrence, Tennessee, United States

Died 15 Jul 1944 at age 20 in Saint-Lô, Normandy, France

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Biography

The son of Charles Daniel and Pearl (DeFoe) Daniel, William Denial was born in Wayne County, Tennessee^{[citation needed]} in 1924, residing there with his family..^[1][2] He married Ruth (Lancaster) Daniel, the daughter of William Benjamin Lancaster and Florence Estella Kelley, marrying in Lawrence County, Tennessee on May 17, 1941.^[3] They were quite young at the time they married: William had just turned 17 and Ruth had just turned 15.

Private Earl Daniel served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: March 24, 1843
Unit(s): 115th Infantry Regiment;79th Division
Service ended:

William Daniel was drafted during World War II, enlisting on March 24, 1943, just before his 19th birthday. He trained at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.^[4] His enlistment papers noted that his marital status was "single with dependents." He served as a Private with the 79th Division's 115th Infantry Regiment.^[5]

William Daniel died just over a year later, during the Invasion of Normandy, at St.-Saint-Lô,^[6] at the age of 20. He is buried at Loretto Cemetery in Loretto, Tennessee.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP75-WXT : accessed 3 February 2021), Earl Daniel in household of Charlie Daniel, District 7, Chatham, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 6A, line 32, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2284; FHL microfilm 2,342,018.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4HV-J8V : 11 January 2021), Earl Daniels in household of Charley Daniels, Civil District 7, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91-9, sheet 14A, line 16, family 21, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3946.
3. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNX3-1KW : 4 December 2014), William E Daniel and Ruthie May Lancaster, 17 May 1941; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 556, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
4. ↑ ""United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMV5-LB7 : 5 December 2014), William E Jr Daniel, enlisted 24 Mar 1943, Ft Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
5. ↑ National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General. Serial No. 34884585. Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Ancestry Record 2375 #1640636 with attached Image
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JR5X-5WG : 10 January 2021), W E Daniel, 15 Jul 1944; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #17159048