Julian W Messerly

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21780.jpeg UPL 21780 Julian Messerly - Ft Dodge, 487th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21780 - Julian Messerly - Ft Dodge, 487th BG, KIA

Shot down 30 May 1944 in B-24 42-52739 'Red Growler'. Plane ditched in North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 30 May 1944

Born

Fort Dodge, Iowa

Revisions

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- ABMC;
- MACR 15237;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
- / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/McCartyCrew.shtml

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 15237 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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