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Thomas Tom Myers, Jr. [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He became a ward of the Thompson Orphanage in Charlotte when he was 10 years old. With a scholarship and hard work, he graduated from the U. of NC, where he was interested in studying medicine. He dropped his studies to join the Marines. In September 1942, Myers was part of a group of soldiers that marched through London in the first wave of American troops in Britain since WWI. He served as Captain at the U. S. Embassy in London since 1941. After 18 months in London, he returned to the U. S. In November 1944, he sent to the Pacific and was in his first active campaign. He was killed by an enemy bomb that was dropped on the house next to where he was conferring with company commanders in Naha, Okinawa.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Observer 6-7-45

Biographical Notes: 
Class President, lived at Thompson Orphanage
Date of Birth: 
5/16/1917
Birthplace: 
Charlotte, NC
Military Branch: 
Marines
Education Details: 
Central High School, Charlotte, graduate 1935, Univ. of NC, A. B. 1939
Family Details: 

Mrs. Margaret Wallace Myers, married 9/1943 (parents home), Buies Creek, NC

Thomas Jerome and Carrie (Coward) Myers

Ellen Myers - Lakeland, FL, Helen Myers - Charlotte, NC, Master Sgt. Ed Myers - France

First Name: 
Thomas Tom
KIA / MIA Place: 
Okinawa, Japan
KIA Date: 
5/15/1945
Last Name: 
Myers, Jr.
Middle Name: 
Jerome
Military Details: 
Guadalcanal, Okinawa, US Embassy - England
Military Rank: 
Major
Source: 

Newsprint and phone call with Harold Williams; The Alumni Review, 5/1945; 10/1945, p. 41

Military Unit: 
6th Marine Division, 22nd Regiment, 1st Battalion Battalion Commander
Exhibit & Section: 
Gold Star Veterans [2]
Veteran Records [3]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
MIA Date: 
NA

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