Haskel J. Bryant

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 08/07/1944

Haskel James Bryant was born in Pilgrim, Martin County, Kentucky on December 23, 1919.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by Fuccy Brothers Construction Company
in Weston, West Virginia.

He was drafted into the Army on August 27, 1942.
At the time of his induction, his home of residence was listed as
Mingo County, West Virginia and his civilian occupation was listed as mining
machine operators and miners. He had completed four years of High School
and was single with dependents. His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was assigned to Company C from the 4th Infantry Division replacement pool on August 5, 1944.

Private First Class Bryant was killed in action in France, in the Chateau Lingeard/St. Pois area
on August 7, 1944.

Haskel J. Bryant was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Marigny Cemetery, St. Lô, France Block H Row 4 Grave 88 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Saint-James, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-James
Departement de la Manche
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 6

Top photo of Haskell Bryant taken in 1938, courtesy of Theophile Odaert

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