William Carter Bryars b. 15 Jan 1922 Latham, Baldwin, Alabama d. 3 Dec 2008 Mobile, Mobile, Alabama: Southern Anthology

1922 - 2008 (86 years)

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Name	William Carter Bryars
Name		William Carter Bryars
Born	15 Jan 1922	Latham, Baldwin, Alabama [1]
Gender	Male
Residence	1930	Latham, Baldwin, Alabama [2]
Military	9 Dec 1942	Fort McClellan, Anniston, Alabama [3, 4]
	Enlisted, U.S. Army
		Veterans: World War II
		The Purple Heart
		William Carter Bryars
Military	8 Jun 1944	Omaha Beach, Normandy, France [5]
	D-Day (plus 2). Second United States Infantry Division--"the Indianhead."
		Second U.S. Infantry Division The Indianhead
Military	16 Dec 1944 - 25 Jan 1945	Elsenborn Ridge, Elsenborn, Belgium [6]
Military	Battle of the Bulge
Died	3 Dec 2008	Mobile, Mobile, Alabama [1]
	OBITUARY Published in Tuscaloosa News from Dec. 5 to Dec. 6, 2008 MOBILE William Carter Bryars, Sr. died Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at a Mobile Hospice facility. Carter "Pop" was born in Latham, Alabama on January 15, 1922. He was one of eight children born to Thomas Savage Bryars and Ernestine Carter Bryars. Raised in Latham, he graduated from Baldwin County High School. After graduation, he moved to Mobile and began working at Gulf Coast Marine Supply Company. He would later become VP of Gulf Coast during a fifty-six year career with that company. On November 27, 1942, he married his wife Mary Kathryn Compton. During World War II, Carter served in the 1st Army, 2nd Infantry Division. He participated in the D-Day Invasion on Omaha Beach and the Battle of the Bulge where he was awarded three Purple Hearts. After the war, he and Mary Kathryn lived in Mobile where they raised their two sons. He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; a brother, Tom Bryars; and a grandson David Bryars. Survivors include two sons, Dr. William Carter (Kay) Bryars, Jr. of Mobile and Dr. Gordon Compton (Kathy) Bryars of Tuscaloosa; a brother, Hardy (Phyllis) Bryars of Spanish Fort; sisters, Dollie Bryars of Bay Minette, Teenie Flemming of Monroeville, Ginger (Paul) Crigler of Birmingham, and Becky Hayes of Clarksdale, Miss.; in-laws, Lorena Bryars of Bay Minette, Nan and Frank Dunn, David and Verbalee Compton, Wilma Compton, Patsy Rogers, Nita and Clark Wilburn, all of Demopolis; grandchildren, William Carter (Shea) Bryars, III of Birmingham; Kathryn (Jonathan) Pennington of Birmingham, Katie (Von) Wenner of Portland, Ore., Lee Bryars (Grant Scott) of Boston, Mass., and Jamie Carolyn Bryars of Tuscaloosa; five great-grandchildren; and many other relatives. Carter was a very loving, kind and generous person. He was a "people person" and his greatest passions in life were his family, his business colleagues, and establishing and maintaining his many, many friendships. He will be truly missed by his family and friends, but the positive examples he exhibited along with his unconditional love will live on in those who knew him for generations to come. He was a true American hero. Funeral services will be held from Spring Hill Presbyterian Church today, December 6, 2008, at 10 a.m. The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until service time in the fellowship hall. Graveside services and interment will follow at 3 p.m. in the Jefferson Cemetery in Jefferson, Ala. with a reception to follow at the Jefferson Community Center. Memorials may be made to Spring Hill Presbyterian Church, 10 Westminster Way, Mobile, AL 36608 or Jefferson Cemetery Association, c/o Mrs. Jim Norris, General delivery, Jefferson, AL 36745. Arrangements are by Radney Funeral Home, 3155 Dauphin Street Ext., Mobile, AL.
		Bryars, William Carter Obituary Mobile Press-Register
Buried	Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, Marengo. Alabama
Person ID	I5350	Dickinson
Last Modified	24 Oct 2014

Father	Thomas Savage Bryars, b. 6 Nov 1894, Latham, Baldwin, Alabama , d. 8 Jan 1944, Mobile County, Alabama (Age 49 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Naomi Ernestine Carter, b. 19 Nov 1899, Baldwin County, Alabama , d. 09 Feb 1985, Baldwin County, Alabama (Age 85 years)
Relationship	Birth
Family ID	F0356	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Mary Kathryn Compton, b. 23 Jul 1921, Jefferson, Marengo, Alabama , d. 04 Mar 2006, Daphne, Baldwin, Alabama (Age 84 years)
Last Modified	16 Sep 2011
Family ID	F2060	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 15 Jan 1922 - Latham, Baldwin, Alabama
	Residence - 1930 - Latham, Baldwin, Alabama
	Military - Enlisted, U.S. Army - 9 Dec 1942 - Fort McClellan, Anniston, Alabama
	Military - D-Day (plus 2). Second United States Infantry Division--"the Indianhead." - 8 Jun 1944 - Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
	Military - Battle of the Bulge - 16 Dec 1944 - 25 Jan 1945 - Elsenborn Ridge, Elsenborn, Belgium
	Died - 3 Dec 2008 - Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
	Buried - - Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, Marengo. Alabama

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Sources

[S016512] Social Security Death Index , (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration).
[S015232] 1930 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930), Census Place: Montgomery Hill and Latham, Baldwin, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 27.0; FHL microfilm: 2339737.
HOH Thomas Bryars/35
Ernestine C Bryars/30
Thomas Bryars/10
W Carter Bryars/8
Ernestine Bryars/6
Dollie May Bryars/3
[S034057] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, a.k.a. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 , (College Park, Maryland: National Archives and Records Administration), RG 64; ARC: 1263923.
[S336470] Wikipedia, (Online: https://en.wikipedia.org), "Fort McClellan", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McClellan.
"Fort McClellan, originally Camp McClellan, was a United States Army post located adjacent to the city of Anniston, Alabama. During World War II, it was one of the largest U.S. Army installations, training an estimated half-million troops. After the war and until it was closed in 1999, Fort McClellan was home for an average population of about 10,000 military personnel, some half of whom were permanently assigned, and employed about 1,500 civilians."
[S336470] Wikipedia, (Online: https://en.wikipedia.org), "2nd Infantry Division (United States)", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_%28United_States%29#World_War_II.
"After training in Northern Ireland and Wales from October 1943 to June 1944, the 2nd Infantry Division crossed the channel to land on Omaha Beach on D plus 2 (8 June 1944) near St. Laurent-sur-Mer. Attacking across the Aure River on 10 June, the division liberated Trévières and proceeded to assault and secure Hill 192, a key enemy strong point on the road to Saint-Lô."
[S336470] Wikipedia, (Online: https://en.wikipedia.org), "2nd Infantry Division (United States)", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_%28United_States%29#World_War_II.
"The division took a brief rest 19-26 September before moving to defensive positions at St. Vith, Belgium on 29 September 1944. The division entered Germany on 3 October 1944, and was ordered, on 11 December 1944, to attack and seize the Roer River dams. The German Ardennes offensive in mid-December forced the division to withdraw to defensive positions near Elsenborn Ridge, where the German drive was halted. In February 1945 the division attacked, recapturing lost ground, and seized Gemund, 4 March. Reaching the Rhine 9 March, the 2ID advanced south to take Breisig, 10?11 March, and to guard the Remagen bridge, 12?20 March."