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Personal info

Full name
MEYRICK, David Lloyd
Date of birth
25 April 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon
Hometown
Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
39345020
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Tank Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 11 10

Immediate family

Members
David Meyrick (father)
Dorris E. (McTimmonds) Meyrick (mother)
Lester V. Meyrick (brother)
Delburt M. Meyrick (brother)
Shirley A. Meyrick (sister)
Reta R. Barney (half sister)

More information

Pfc David L. Meyrick attended Oregon City High School for one year and was employed as a driver for C.W. Fredeart & Sons.

He enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 11 July 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov , www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Records / Miller-Welters Family Tree / Hoffman Family Tree / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com – Hoffman Family Tree