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MEYER, Dorenz Henry - Date of
birth
28 October 1920 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-925828 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
743rd Bombardment Squadron,
455th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
13 October 1944 - Place of
death
1500 Meters South of railway station Ehrenforst
Ehrenforst, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Henry F. Meyer (father)
Renata M. Meyer (mother)
Robert E. Meyer (brother)
Henry Meyer Jr. (brother)
Henrietta E. Meyer (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-78605 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Blechhammer, Oil Factory, Germany
Mission: Combat
MACR: 9055
More information
On 13 October 1944 at approximately 1133 hours, aircraft #605 received a direct flak burst amidship, after it had released the bomb load on the target at Blechhammer-South Oil Refinery, and to go down in two distinct parts at 5018N-1815E. No explosion or fire was moted. Three to five parachutes were reported as coming from the plane, primarily from the forward portion.Statement from Robert J. Kermes, 1st Lt, Air Corps, Navigator.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census
Photo source: Astrid van Erp, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot Class Book 44-B, Majors Army Air Field, Greenville, Texas / Pilot 44-B coleman FS Tx