Pfc. Lee Roy Best
Son of Lee Roy Best, Route 3, Flatonia;
attended Spring Prairie School
Entered Army 1942; trained in CA, FL, WI,
& IN; served in Germany; awarded Victory, ET Ribbons and
GCM; killed in prison camp, 1945 in Germany
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Pfc. Alfred C. E.
Harbers
Son of Otto G. Harbers, Plum; attended
Plum & Rutersvillle Schools
Entered Army 1944; trained in TX, CA,
& WA; served in USA & Japan; killed in action May
30, 1945
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S/Sgt Atlan R.
Hengst
Son of Charles F. Hengst, La Grange;
attended La Grange High School
Entered Army 1943; trained at Camp
Wolters, TX; served in Europe; awarded Purple Heart, Combat
Inf. Badge, GCM, ET Ribbon, 3 Battle Stars and Pres. Dit.;
wounded in France, 1944; died of wounds in Montagne, France,
October 28, 1944
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Pfc. Peter D.
Meyer
Son of Willie D. Meyer, Fayetteville;
husband of Leonide Myesse; attended Fayetteville High
School
Entered Army 1942; trained in TX, CA,
& NJ; served in Europe; awarded ET Ribbon, GCM, Pres.
Cit., 3 Battle Stars, Com. Inf. Badge & Purple Heart;
killed in action in France, 1944
See related newspaper article.
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WWII Casualties from Fayette County
