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Personal info

Full name
ESER, Boyd Franklin Sr
Date of birth
25 August 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33493376
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
395th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 March 1945
Place of death
Wuscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 5 18

Immediate family

Members
Lewis G. Eser (father)
Clara B. Eser (mother)
Alfred L. Eser (brother)
Ray E. Eser (brother)
Lester S. Eser (brother)
Ruth E. (Kelso) Eser (wife)
Boyd F. Eser Jr. (son)

More information

Pfc Boyd F. Eser Sr. was sent overseas in October 1944.

At the time of his death one of his brothers was serving in India.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Social Security Death Index / 1930 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compension Application File

Photo source: Astrid van Erp, www.ancestry.com - Marleen Bender, www.newspapers.com - The Snetinel 5 April 1945