Name:
William Earl Hunt
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-02
State:
Virginia
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Section B
Row:
Grave:
Site 35
Decoration:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
William Earl Hunt was born on September 28, 1921, in Albemarle County, Virginia. He was the son of William Henry Hunt and Dora Lee Harris Hunt.
He served in the 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on August 2, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.