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MYERS, Charles Edward - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
York County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-439834 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 March 1945 - Place of
death
Roth, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Martin L. Myers (father)
Bernarda Myers (mother)
Phylls M. Myers (sister)
More information
Charles E. Myers graduated from William Penn High School and from Gettysburg College in May 1942 at which time he received a commission and was sent to Fort Knox, Kentucky, fo further training.He was well known as a athlete, playing football at both high school and college, basketball at high school and tennis at both places.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - The Gettysburg Times 3 May 1945 / 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Gazette and Daily 4 May 1945
Photo source: FOHF, www.newspapers.com - The Gazette and Daily, www.ancestry.com - US School Yearbook William Penn High School