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name
MENG, Robert W - Date of
birth
23 October 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-700505 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
760th Bombardment Squadron,
460th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 July 1944 - Place of
death
Near Vienna, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 73 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Cyril G. Meng (father)
Verna (King) Meng (mother)
John Meng (brother)
Richard Meng (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52417 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Zwölfaxing, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 6997
More information
2nd Lt Robert W. Meng college before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Detroit, Michigan on 26 August 1942.1st Lt John A. Ullstrom:
"On the mission of 26 July 1944, the target was Zwölfaxing A/O, Austria. My ship was flying position #6, lead box, first attack unit. Plue A, ship #42-52417, piloted by 2nd Lt Robert W. Meng, was flying position #5, lead box, first attack unit. Direct over the target, Lt Meng’s ship received a direct hit and the ship disintegrated. No chutes were visible after The ship disintegrated. No fighters were visible at the time. The flak was very accurate and intense."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Cook County Illinois Birth Certificates Index / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Jul.44.html
Photo source: Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 43-K, Major Field, Greenville, Texas