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Last Rank
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Service Years
1942 - 1945
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1916 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
SSgt Mike Schrull (Mike)
to remember
Myers, Eugene J..
If you knew or served with this Airman and have additional information or photos to support this Page, please leave a message for the Page Administrator(s) HERE.
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Contact Info
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Home Town
Elyria |
Last Address
Elyria, Ohio
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Date of Passing
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Location of Interment
Saint Mary's Cemetery - Elyria, Ohio |
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Last Known Activity:
Eugene Myers entered the Army on 15 May 1942 at Cleveland, Ohio and served in the Army Air Corps in the ETO.
He had attended Ohio State University from 1935-1939, was captain of the baseball team. He played Minor League baseball with the Chicago White Sox farm team in 1939. He was named to the Elyria Sports Hall of Fame Class of 1976.
He retired from Cleveland Paper Company in 1985, and had previously worked at General Motors (Brown-Lipe-Chapin) in Elyria, Ohio.
He was interred in St. Mary Cemetery, Elyria, Ohio with full military honors by the FVW Post 1079. His wife preceded him in death.
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Reflections on Myers's
US Air Force Service
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TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OR PATH HE/SHE TOOK IN HIS/HER MILITARY SERVICE. WHERE DID THEY GO FOR BASIC TRAINING AND WHAT UNITS, BASES OR SQUADRONS WERE THEY ASSIGNED TO? WHAT WAS HIS/HER REASON FOR LEAVING?
From April of 1942 to August of 1945 Eugene served with the Army-Air Force in the Middle East, North Africa, sicily and Italy.
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