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name
MEYERS, James J - Date of
birth
16 June 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6909552 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
733rd Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
6 March 1944 - Place of
death
Near Plantlünne-Lünne, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Floyd Meyers (father)
Frances (Suraf) Meyers (mother)
Gertrude Meyers (sister)
Helen Meyers (sister)
Dorothy Meyers (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-64460 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Shack Rabbit
Destination: Genshagen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Daimler-Benz Motor Works
MACR: 2972
More information
The airplane was attacked by German fighters and blew up in mid-air. Only four crew members managed to bail out before the explosion and were taken prisoner. Six men were killed.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3com - MACR, WWII Draft Cards, 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees