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CYPHERS, Elmer - Date of
birth
26 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York -
Hometown
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20232527 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Two miles east of Malempré, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 65 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ernest Cyphers (father)
Anna Cyphers (mother)
Edward Cyphers (brother)
Mary Cyphers (sister)
Elizabeth M. Cyphers (wife)
Judy Cyphers (daughter)
More information
S/Sgt Cyphers joined A Company from the 41st Replacement Battalion on 19 July 1944. He was lightly wounded in action on 8 August and rejoined his unit on 17 August 1944. On 16 December he was transferred to a hospital for a non-battle injury but again returned to his unit in a few days.On 7 January 1945 he was reported missing in action. His body was found in March 1945, two miles east of Malempré. He was killed by a shotgun wound to the chest.
He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 5 March 1945 and was given his final resting place on 17 August 1948.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://www.fold3.com%20, www.findagrave.com - Remy Mortellete, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 census, IDPF
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Remy Mortellete