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Personal info

Full name
MYERS, Edward James
Date of birth
30 October 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Chippewa County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Pacific County, Washington

Military service

Service number
O-554353
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
Welschbillig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 3 21

Immediate family

Members
James L. Myers (father)
Ethel M. (Foiles) Myers (mother)

More information

1st Lt Edward J. Myers graduated from Puyallup High School in 1940 and attended Washington State University for two years.

He volunteered for the U.S. Army Reserve in Pullman, Washington on 14 September 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Puyallup High School 1940, Washington State University 1942