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Personal info

Full name
EHRLER, Roy Warren
Date of birth
26 March 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Hometown
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39476109
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 March 1946
Place of death
In the vicinity of Altenstadt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
John N. Ehrler (father)
Bearice (Egan) Ehrler (mother)
John Ehrler (brother)
Frieda (Betchart) Ehrler (wife)
James L. Ehrler (son)
Linda A. Ehrler (daughter)

More information

Pfc Roy W. Ehrler was married to Frieda Betchart on 9 October 1939.

He enlisted at Fort Lewis, Washington on 15 May 1944 and received his training at Little Rock, Arkansas and Fort Benning, Georgia.

He was officially declared dead one year and one day after he was reported missing in action.

Source of information: André Koch, 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 / www.newspapers.com - The News Tribune - 25 April 1946, https://36th-id.frb.io / 141aar-December-1944-to-end.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman, www.wwiimemorial.com - James Ehrler (son)