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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
William H. Meyers
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

William H. Meyers

American, 1815 - 1851
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Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of DeathPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
William H. Meyers began his career in the United States Navy as an enlisted man and then worked as a civilian at the Washington Navy Yard before being appointed to the Warrant Officer rank of Gunner in 1841. Meyers served on board the Sloop of War Dale during the naval operations along the coast of California from 1846-1847 during the Mexican-American War.