MYERS, Melvin - Sergeant, U.S. Army; enlisted 30-Apr-1942; served as Paratrooper in Airborne Command; received Order of the Purple Heart; born 24-Oct-1915; died 14-Jun-1944 in action in Normandy, France; Home: Apache, caddo co., Ok.; Wife: Mrs. Melvin Meyers of Marlow, Ok.; Comanche Indian descent; attended Chilocco Agricultural School and Cameron State Agricultural College at Lawton, Ok.; boxer in Golden Glove finals in 1940.