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MYERS, Cletis Paul - Date of
birth
3 June 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Mill Creek, Boone County, Missouri -
Hometown
Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37627011 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 17 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter L. Myers (father)
Sarah J. (Cook) Myers (mother)
Virginia L. Myers (sister)
Louise Myers (sister)
Lee W. Myers (brother)
More information
Pfc Cletis P. Myers graduated from Fredericktown High School in 1943.He enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 22 October 1943. He was sent overseas in May 1944.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Headstone and Interment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.ancestry.com, The Myers Family: Kathy Myers Senter (niece), Carl Myers (nephew) and Keith Paul Myers (nephew), Frederick History Museum, Fredericktown High School yearbook, 1940