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Gerald Laverne BOYER
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 37694759 | ||||||
| AGE | 28 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1 february 1926 | ||||||
| ETAT | Fayette County IOWA | ||||||
| FAMILY | Parent: Melvin Austin BOYER & Helen MILLER BOYER | ||||||
| RANK | PVT | ||||||
| FONCTION | Infantry | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled miscellaneous occupations |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 7 avril 1944 Camps Dodge Herrold IOWA | ||||||
| COMPANY | Company I | ||||||
| REGIMENT | 262th Infantry Regiment | ||||||
| DIVISION | 66th Infantry Division | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 24 Décembre 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | MIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Aboard in USS Léopoldville, In Manche(Channel), off Cherbourg | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville Map Normandy American Cemetery | ||||||
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Arrived on November 26th, 1944 in England, the division polishes up its training until December 24th In the daytime of the departure and the crossing towards France and Normandy. The division embarks on two ships of which the SS Leopoldville which receives 262th and 264th regiment Infantry and leaves Southampton in training(formation) accompanied with four escort ships. Arrived unless 5 miles from Cherbourg, a German submarine U-Boat 486 is in ambush and sends a torpedo to the ship. He is touched on the starboard beam before. 802 soldiers over the 2235 which he(it) transported are killed in this drama. Leopoldville is marine cemetery today. | |||||||
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See History of Leopoldville (Click on the picture) 
| Brother's Gerald | Arthur j BOYER | |
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 37669087 |  |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12 december 1922 | |
| STATE | Fayette County IOWA | |
| FAMILY | Parent: Melvin Austin BOYER & Helen MILLER BOYER | |
| RANK | PFC | |
| UNIT | Battery A 549th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion | |
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 20 april 1943 Fort Dodge Herrold IOWA | |
| INFORMATION SOURCE | Clive TIRLEMONT - Leopoldville.org - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE - Leopoldville.org - Monty McDANIEL |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |