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Personal info

Full name
CHAMBERS, Mylett E "Bob"
Date of birth
8 February 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Corning, Steuben County, New York
Hometown
Chemung County, New York

Military service

Service number
32584042
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
Tank Driver
Unit
47th Tank Battalion,
14th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Near Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Daniel G. Chambers (father)
Lena K. (Van Dyke) Chambers (mother)
Florence Chambers (sister)
Janet L. (Razey) Chambers (wife)
Janet A. Chambers (daughter)

More information

T/4 Mylett E. Chambers was employed as a welder at the American Bridge Works at Elmira Heights when he enlisted in Rochester, New York on 23 November 1942 and going overseas in October 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Mrs Janet Reynolds, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com – Chambers Family Tree, http://14thad.org, www.newspapers.com – Democrat and Chronicle 23 August 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Have Paws will travel, www.wwiimemorial.com – Mrs Janet Reynolds, www.newspapers.com – Democrat and Chronicle 23 August 1945