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West Virginia Veterans Database Record Detail
Item Details: Record Id: 6891
War: WWII
Name: James Lionel Myers
Sex: M
Race: W
County: Marion
Community: Westchester
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Sgt
Service Number: 35739839
Date of Death: 1944/06/08
Place of Death: France
Cause of Death: KIA
Place of Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery, Marion Co. WV
Unit: 508 PIR 82nd. Air Borne Div.
Date of Birth: 1919
Place of Birth: Fairmont, WV

Father:

 William Myers
Mother: Grace Myers
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Date Added to Memorial:  Original
Source: WV Vet Mem Application Form; Fairmont Times 1944/07/25 ( includes photo) and 1944/08/18 letter describing friend finding grave in France and 1944/09/09 changing MIA status to KIA; Find a Grave
Notes: Letter from Pfc Thomas Blazek to his parents described finding grave of James L. Myers. However, not located on ABMC site.
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