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MYERS, Joseph Bates - Date of
birth
17 April 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33235459 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of St. Jean, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 12 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Samuel H. Myers (father)
Effie P. (Bates) Myers (mother)
Annie E. Myers (sister)
Edith B. Myers (half-sister)
Nellie M. Myers (half-sister)
Gertrude M. (Mellott) Myers (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Joseph B. Myers attended Mechanicsburg High School for four years and was a salesman before he enlisted on 21 July 1942. He trained at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, Camp Phillip in Kansas. He was sent overseas in June 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Quilietti-Stanton Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.80thdivision.com, www.newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph 23 October 1944
Photo source: www.ancestry.com, www.newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph 23 October 1944