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Personal info

Full name
MEYERS, David R
Date of birth
10 November 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
36734139
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 December 1944
Place of death
Near Wittring, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 22 39

Immediate family

Members
Michael Meyers (father)
Mary Meyers (mother)
Leeta Meyers (sister)

More information

T/5 David R. Meyers was employed at the Hall Printing Company before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

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 / 1930 Census, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Marshall and Mary McIntyre