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Personal info

Full name
DYER, John Reuben
Date of birth
16 October 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Forsyth County, North Carolina
Hometown
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34179926
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 February 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 13 39

Immediate family

Members
John W. Dyer (father)

More information

Pfc John R. Dyer enlisted in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 12 February 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet