World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Archie Dan Myers
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Plains, Kansas
Honored By
Roger Myers
Relationship
Son
DRAFTED WHILE A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR IN JANUARY 1945. HE LEFT SCHOOL TO GO INTO THE ARMY EVEN THOUGH HE COULD HAVE HAD A DEFERMENT. HE WAS ON A TROOP SHIP HEADING TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS WHEN THE WAR ENDED. HE THEN SERVED WITH THE OCCUPATION ARMY IN JAPAN FOR OVER A YEAR.