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LYERLY, Lewis Raymond - Date of
birth
17 February 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Rowan County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Gold Hill, Rowan County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
44015625 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 49 |
Immediate family
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Members
Adam M. Lyerly (father)
Ila J. (Safrit) Lyerly (mother)
Claude E. Lyerly (brother)
Mary H. Lyerly (sister)
Nola E. Lyerly (sister)
William H. Lyerly (brother)
Ralph J. Lyerly (brother)
Julia I. Lyerly (sister)
Mable R. Lyerly (sister)
Annie L. Lyerly (sister)
Ruby E. (Ketner) Lyerly (wife)
Theresa Lyerly (daughter)
More information
Pfc Lewis R. Lyerly worked on a farm before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 17 August 1944. He was sent overseas in January 1945.Per Chaplain Edward H. Harrison's letter to family: "We were on the big push to the Rhine through the Saar Palatinate. The company was attacking about 10:00 am through dense woods between Holzarath and Reinsfeld, Germany. We were having to take the woods from the enemy. There was much exchange of rifle fire. [He] was killed by rifle fire during that attack. He was shot through the chest and died instantly."
Pfc Lyerly is remembered at the Lyerly Evangelical Church Cemetery in Rockwell, Rowan County, North Carolina.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Chism Family File, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com – Debbie Parris Hill, The Salisbury Post 1 October 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Debbie Parris Hill, The Salisbury Post - 1 October 1945