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Personal info

Full name
MYERS, Hugh Malcolm
Date of birth
22 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Davidson County, North Carolina
Hometown
Davidson County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
44016506
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 April 1945
Place of death
Near Dortmund, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 10 7

Immediate family

Members
Junius H. Myers (father)
Ethel V. (Walser) Myers (mother)
Calvin A. Myers (brother)
Sarah J. Myers (sister)

More information

Pvt Hugh M. Myers enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 2 September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com – Kathy Merris Mills, http://75thdivisiondad.com, www.ancestry.com – Pat McDaniel Family Tree / WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / Stephanie, www.ancestry.com - Jermc1