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Personal info

Full name
MEYER, Arthur George
Date of birth
7 November 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
16155182
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Honskirch, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 21 17

Immediate family

Members
Leo J. Meyer (father)
Katherine (Stern) Meyer (mother)
Dorothy Meyer (sister)
Raymond H. Meyer (brother)
Dolores T. Meyer (sister)
Arnold E. Meyer (brother)

More information

Pfc Arthur G. Meyer attended high school for four years before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 18 November 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

He is remembered at the Saint Mary’s Cemetery in Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Coleman / Glenn & Kathy, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laurette D / Glenn & Kathy