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MYERS, Charles Robert - Date of
birth
5 July 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia -
Hometown
St. Joseph County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35908408 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Remagen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frederick R. Myers (father)
Lola A. (Silverthorn) Myers (mother)
Helen L. Myers (sister)
Virgil F. Myers (brother)
More information
Pvt Charles R. Myers attended high school for 4 years and worked in production of ammunition.He enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 12 September 1944.
He is remembered at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Walkerton, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorialcom, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, Headstone Application for Military Veterans / Birth Index / Family Tree, http://9thinfantrydivision.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, J.W. Turner