Name:
U. L. Gant
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
34306804
Unit:
315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-29
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
D
Row:
9
Grave:
39
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
U. L. Gant was born on January 17, 1924, in Stony Point, Alexander County, North Carolina. He served in the 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 29, 1944, during the liberation of Vexin, France, and is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.