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MYERS, Oswald Joseph - Date of
birth
30 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Acadia Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34231552 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 15 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Arthur Myers (father)
Constance Myers (mother)
Bertha (Cornier) Myers (wife)
Johnny Myers (son)
More information
Pvt Oswald J. Meyers enlisted at Fort Lauderdale, Florida on 14 February 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Brandi Lanclos Puente, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Bergeron Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/327/327_honor_mo.html, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, The Rayne Arcadian Tribune 6 July 2017