Otto Ernst Meikus
Military
L-R Otto E. Meikus, Thurston, Joseph M. Giambrone, Marvin Nichols.
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 51231 - 91st BG ground crew: - L-R Otto E. Meikus, Thurston, Joseph M. Giambrone, Marvin Nichols.
Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Asst crew chief to Marvin Nichols, later crew chief for B-17 'Jack the Ripper'.
Meikus was interviewed by BBC Radio 4 in 1984 about his experience on D-Day, the interview is held in IWM's Collection
Awards: BS, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Aircraft
![A bomber crew of the 91st Bomb Group plan their next raid in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (DF-C, serial number 41-24490) nicknamed "Jack the Ripper". Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 1 Feb 1943' [stamp] and '246367' [Censor no]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Some of the airmen from America who are taking part in the daily raids on enemy occupied territory and Germany in their giant high altitude aircraft the 'Flying Fortress' capable of carrying a 11,000 [this has been amended by censor](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379144.jpg.webp?itok=KA1Lm_m-)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jack The Ripper
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Reedsburg, WI | 15 July 1919 | Son of Otto Henry Ludwig and Ida [Volz] Meikus. |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 7 October 1941 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Died |
15 October 2011 | ||
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Buried |
Cambridge City crematorium, Cambridge UK | 2 November 2011 | Cremated Cambridge City Crematorium |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Hospitalised |
Hospitalised with Influenza Nov-42. RTD |
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Sources
91st BG / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia