Maricopa’s only known WWII veteran dies at 95SOC: Gene Wyant started training as a military cadet at age 14 and was aboard the battleship, USS South Dakota, when WWII came to an end in the Pacific. Gene Wyant, the only known surviving World War II veteran in Maricopa, died peacefully Monday night. He was 95.
Maricopa’s only known WWII veteran dies at 95SOC: Gene Wyant started training as a military cadet at age 14 and was aboard the battleship, USS South Dakota, when WWII came to an end in the Pacific. Gene Wyant, the only known surviving World War II veteran in Maricopa, died peacefully Monday night. He was 95.