Korean War
| Service # | 13314858 |
|---|---|
| Unit | A CO 2 ENGR CMBT BN 2 DIV |
| Rank | Corporal U.S. Army |
| Date of Death | February 1 1951 |
| Status | Recovered |
| Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Honolulu Memorial |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Meyers was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Meyers was a member of Company A, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on December 1, 1950. He was seen in POW Camp #5, Pyoktong, North Korea and believed to have died in February 1951 from malnutrition and disease. His remains were not recovered at the time. Through the work of the Defense Department of Defense, the remains of Cpl. Meyers were accounted for in 2015. His name is permanently inscribed in the “Courts of the Missing” at the Honolulu Memorial.
