PFC Luther Patton Byars was born 25 Dec 1923 in Marion, South Carolina to Luther Parris and Lurline Byars. He was the eldest of the couple's four children. A younger brother died soon after his birth in 1935. PFC Byars is an alumnus of Clemson University. His father was also a graduate of Clemson and had a doctorate degree before he became the proprietor of a Ford auto dealership. The family home at 901 North Marion Street in Marion was valued at $15,000 in 1940 (not the same building at that current address).
Young Luther voluntarily enlisted in April 1943 and after completing his 5 months of military training was sent to England and assigned to I Company 116th Infantry. He was killed in action on 8 Jun 1944. His body was returned in 1948 and he now rests forever in Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion, South Carolina.
See also the Clemson University Scroll of Honor page for Luther.
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