Name:
Wayne Odel Copenhaver
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
33655473
Unit:
745th Tank Battalion
Date of Death:
1944-09-15
State:
Virginia
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
H
Row:
8
Grave:
20
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Wayne Odel Copenhaver was born on October 6, 1923 in Wythe County, Virginia. He was the son of Maiden Joseph Copenhaver and Onice Lee Bennington Copenhaver. Wayne served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in the 745th Tank Battalion. He died on September 15, 1944 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.