Oscar Messinger

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 02/08/1945

Oscar Messinger was born in Lincoln County, West Virginia on September 25, 1914.
(The application for his grave marker gives his date of birth as September 23, 1914.)

He was drafted into the Army on September 1, 1943 at Huntington, West Virginia. His home of residence was listed as
Lincoln County, West Virginia and his civilian occupation was listed as Waiters And Waitresses, Except Private Family.
He had completed grammar school and was married. His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was assigned as a Private from the 4th Infantry Division replacement pool to Company B 22nd Infantry
on June 30, 1944. He was one of 23 enlisted men assigned to the Company as replacements on that date.

He was lightly wounded in action on September 15, 1944, and returned to duty the same day.

He was promoted to Private First Class on October 3, 1944.

Private First Class Messinger was killed in action in Germany during the battle for the city of Prüm
on February 8, 1945.

Oscar Messinger was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Foy Cemetery, Bastone, Belgium and some time later his remains
were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in West Virginia.

Burial:
Branchland Cemetery
Branchland
Lincoln County
West Virginia

Grave marker for Oscar Messinger

Photo by Lora from the Find A Grave website

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