Myers William Raley

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William Raley Myers is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

101st Airborne Division Eindhoven Liberation Monument

Name:

William Raley Myers

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

6964633

Unit:

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Date of Death:

1944-09-21

State:

District of Columbia

Cemetery:

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

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Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Comments:

William Raley Myers was born on March 18, 1920, in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. He was the son of Eckard Wilson Myers and Annie Mae Pate Myers. He served in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, as a Sergeant during World War II.

Sgt Myers was killed in Action on September 21, 1944, during the liberation of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov