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BEYER, Melvin G - Date of
birth
12 April 1912 -
Age
32 -
Place of birth
Makoti, Ward County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Fairfield, Swift County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37171080 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 December 1944 - Place of
death
Dillingen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 5 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ferdinand G. Beyer (father)
Bertha L. (Zimmerman) Beyer (mother)
Edna Beyer (sister)
Delia D. Beyer (sister)
Leander Beyer (brother)
Alinda Beyer (sister)
Racine Beyer (sister)
More information
Pfc Melvin G. Beyer worked as a farm laborer.He was reported wounded in action twice by artillery shell fragments, once in July 1944 (neck) and again in November 1944 (shoulder). He returned to duty each time.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Behl Strom Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com