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name
MEYER, Walter Anthony Jr - Date of
birth
31 December 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Douglas County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Douglas County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17097867 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Nose Gunner -
Unit
85th Bombardment Squadron,
490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
5 December 1944 - Place of
death
Gross Zerlang, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter A. Meyer (father)
Frances O. Meyer (mother)
Frances G. Meyer (sister)
Barbara Meyer (sister)
Frank O. Meyer (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-8140 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
MACR: 11046
More information
The airplane left formation after bombs away and was hit by fighters and flak.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, Carla Mans, Eric Swain 490th Bomb Group, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census
Photo source: Michel Beckers, Eric Swain 490th Bomb Group, Peter Schouteten