Database 83rd Infantry Division

Horace W Byers Jr (O-406652)

Name Byers, Horace W Jr
Rank Captain
Army Serial # O-406652
State Maryland
Date of death 1944-08-07
Plot, Row, Grave L, 11, 10
Cemetery Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France , Google Maps
Role MOS 1542 Infantry Unit Commander
Unit C Company, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Additional information
Captain Byers was the Commanding Officer of C Company. The morning report for August 2, 1944 on page 3 lists him joining the unit from the 41st Replacement Battalion on August 1, 1944. Page 13, for August 8, 1944, lists him as Kiled in Action on August 7, 1944. Glyn Nightingale procured some items of Captain Horace W Byers Jr which can be seen below. The pages can also be seen below.
Morning reports
1944-08-02 CAPT Assigned and joined from 41st Replacement Battalion as of August 1, 1944 1542 C / 330 view page
1944-08-08 CAPT Killed in action on August 7, 1944 1542 C / 330 view page
Various documents
Description Page
Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as killed in action as a Captain in 330. 1