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Personal info

Full name
MYERS, William Raley "Billy"
Date of birth
18 March 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia

Military service

Service number
6964633
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
21 September 1944
Place of death
Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 2 11

Immediate family

Members
Eckard W. Myers (father)
Annie M. (Pate) Myers (mother)
Leon P. Myers (brother)
Eckerd W. Myers (brother)
Sarah F. Myers (sister)
Virginia C. Myers (sister)
Mary F. Myers (wife)

More information

Sgt William R. Myers joined the Regular Army at Fort Benning, Georgia on 4 November 1941.

He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Son, The Netherlands.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/