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Personal info

Full name
MEYER, Norman Joseph
Date of birth
27 May 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
La Crosse County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Monroe County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
20645407
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
Near Serrig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 19 56

Immediate family

Members
Herman F. Meyer (father)
Margaret E. (Galles) Meyer (mother)
Mary I. Meyer (sister)
John G. Meyer (brother)
Robert H. Meyer (brother)
Joan L. Meyer (sister)
Judith A. Meyer (sister)
Raymond F. Meyer (brother)

More information

Pfc Norman J. Meyer joined the National Guard in Sparta, Wisconsin on 15 October 1940. After his discharge in November 1941, he was called up one year later. He was sent overseas in June 1944.

His brother Robert served with the U.S. Navy in the Philippines and his brother John was stationed in Jacksonville, Florida at the time of his death.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, The La Crosse Tribune - 29 June 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - M Bright Kumar / Coleman, The La Crosse Tribune - 8 April 1945