World War II Honoree

Ralph E. Myers

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Coco, West Virginia

Honored By

Edward G. McGavran III

Relationship

Best Friend

SERVED IN THE ATLANTIC THEATER. HE WAS IN THE 66TH INFANTRY DIVISION, INTELLIGENCE AND RECONNAISSANCE NEAR ST. NAZAIRE, FRANCE. HE ENTERED THE SERVICE IN 1943. THE RECONNAISSANCE MISSION WAS FROM DECEMBER 31, 1944 TO MAY 1945. ON DECEMBER 24, 1944 HE WITNESSED THE SINKING OF THE LEOPOLDVILLE IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. HE DEPARTED THE SERVICE IN LATE 1946.