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MYERS, Wesley M - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Burbank, Los Angeles County, California -
Hometown
Orange, Orange County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-765674 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
451st Bombardment Squadron,
322nd Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 March 1945 - Place of
death
Goncourt, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 31 | 59 |
Immediate family
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Members
Josiah M. Myers (father)
More information
2nd Lt Wesley M. Myerswas a machine operator before he joined the Regular Army in Los Angeles, California on 2 July 1942.That day, a few minutes after takeoff from the airbase of Beauvais-Tillé for a mission over Germany, the B-26 "Marauder" in which he was flying crashed, caught by the blast of the explosion of two other "Marauders" which collided whilst getting into formation. This dramatic catastrophe immediately resulted in the death of the crews of the three bombers. Miraculously, the leading pilot of the Squadron, 1st Lt. Alex O. Cordes, survived.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery, Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy