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Personal info

Full name
MYERS, George Anderson
Date of birth
31 December 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington
Hometown
Lewis County, Washington

Military service

Service number
O-770108
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
396th Fighter Squadron,
368th Fighter Group
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
26 March 1945
Place of death
Briey, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 9 21

Immediate family

Members
John L. Myers (father)
Laura (Schuster) Myers (mother)

Plane data

Serial number
44-20258
Data
Type: P-47D
Destination: Not available
Mission: Not available
MACR: Not available

More information

2nd Lt George A. Myers graduated from Chehalis High School in 1939.

Lt Myers bailed out while on a training mission in the ETO and his chute failed to open.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, 396th Squadron History
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Chehalis High School 1939