Orvil E Voyles
Killed in Action
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Serial Number35696268
RankPFC
Unit147th Engineer Combat Battalion, Company B
Date of Death1944-06-06
LocationOmaha Beach
The Story
PFC Orvil Voyles was killed in action on 06 June 1944, serving with Company B, 147th Engineer Combat Battalion.
This location is an estimated position — the most specific place recorded in the source — not an exact spot.
Source: NARA
The Battlefield
Estimated position (sector-level), shown here with nearby casualties.
Historical Evidence
Military Details
Coordinates49.3703, -0.874069 (sector estimate)
MR Date Reported1944-06-10
MR Page7
Confidence LevelEstimated (sector-level)
Source: US National Archives, Record Group 64 "Records of the National Archives and Records Administration", Series "Morning Reports, 1940-1946"
Nearby Casualties
Same company (147ENG-B), 1944-06-06 — 17 other soldiers lost that day
Clarence J Gerber
T/4
Ray C Bybee
Sgt
Francis L Payne
Pvt
Earl G Ford
S/Sgt
Warren E Koontz
Cpl
Maurice E Crabtree
Sgt
William E Wade
Pvt
Elmer J Matta
Sgt
J R Harrison
1Lt
+ 8 more from this company that day