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Personal info

Full name
MYERS, Lewis George
Date of birth
3 May 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Shirleysburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Shirleysburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33878518
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
56th Armored Infantry Battalion,
12th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
Ansbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 18 23

Immediate family

Members
Cloyd B. Myers (father)
Grace E. (Clark) Myers (mother)
Beulah M. Myers (sister)
Eugene C. Myers (brother)
Sarah J. Myers (sister)
Agnes J. (Rorer) Myers (wife)
Barbara A. Myers (daughter)
Bernadine K. Myers (daughter)

More information

Pvt Lewis G. Myers was a mechanic and repairman before he enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 16 October 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Long O'Donnell Family Genealoty / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, www.12tharmoredmuseum.com, www.findagrave.com
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