Meyers George Joseph

Monuments

George Meyers Pont Sainte Maxence Liberation - 5th Armored Division

Rully - American Soldiers Memorial Panel WW2

Name:

George Joseph Meyers

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

33083600

Unit:

15th Infantry Battalion, 5th Armored Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-31

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Li�ge, Belgium

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Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Killed during the liberation of Pont Sainte Maxence.
George Joseph Meyers was the son of George Meyers and Margaret Kelly. He was born (Sept 28, 1915) and raised in Philadelphia. It was reported that he was killed by snipers while leading his platoon in France. His younger brother Sergeant James Joseph Meyers served with the same unit, the 15th Infantry Battalion. He was killed in action on December 18, 1944. These two brothers lay at rest together at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery.