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BOYERS, Milton Armentrout - Date of
birth
2 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Keezletown, Rockingham County, Virginia -
Hometown
Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34609155 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Marainviller, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 38 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Claude R. Boyers (father)
Beulah B. (Armentrout) Boyers (mother)
Elwood Boyers (brother)
Claude W. Boyers (brother)
David E. Boyers (brother)
Virginia D. (Welch) Boyers (wife)
Ronald M. Boyers (son)
More information
S/Sgt Milton A. Boyers attended high school for four years before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 12 March 1943.He was killed by small arms fire to his stomach.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hopital Admission Card, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / SleepingDog