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First Name: Louis

Last Name: Dyer

Birthplace: Waco, TX, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Fort Worth, TX
Middle Name: W.



Date of Birth: 15 October 1901

Date of Death: 09 January 1975

Rank: Corporal

Years Served: 1917-1919
Louis Walls Dyer
'aka Louis W. Myers'

   
Engagements:
•  World War I (1914 - 1918)

Biography:

Louis Walls Dyer

Corporal, U. S. Army

Distinguished Service Cross

GENERAL ORDERS:
War Department, General Orders 98 (1919)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Corporal Louis W. Myers (ASN: 554137), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 8th Machine-Gun Battalion, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Le Rocq, France, July 14 - 15, 1918.
Corporal Myers repeatedly exposed himself to the terrific enemy shell fire in carrying messages and rendering first aid to the wounded.



Origin of Nickname/Handle:

Texas WWI Exceptional Gallantry

Honoree ID: 316029   Created by: drjones46

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