William Arthur Bryant
Graduating
Class of 1943
Served in
World War II
Lieutenant
William Arthur Bryant
Army Air Forces
321st Bombardment Group
447th Bombardment Squadron
Hometown
Delavan, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Italy
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Eastlawn Cemetery, Beloit, WI
More About Lieutenant Bryant
William Arthur Bryant enlisted into the US Army Air Forces on May 14, 1942. After completing his training in August 1943, he was assigned to the 447th Bomb Squadron, 321st Bomb Group where he flew on B-25 Mitchell bombers. 2nd Lieutenant Bryant was killed when his B-25 (s/n 42-64546,) nicknamed "Jessie James," crashed near the 57th Station Hospital in Vincenzo, Italy. He was a veteran of the Mediterranean Theater. Lieutenant William Bryant is buried at Eastlawn Cemetery in Beloit, Wisconsin.