Robert F Messerly

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media-32540.jpeg UPL 32540 Robert F. Messerly, 486th Bomb Group Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 26 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 32540 - Robert F. Messerly, 486th Bomb Group

He enlisted in May 1942 and trained as a medic joining the 80th Medical Unit in Tucson AZ. They joined the 486thBG at Sudbury - amongst his tasks was meeting the inbound aircraft with casualties on board. He returned to the USA in August 1945 and afterwards owned and operated a general store in Finchford Iowa for 32 years.

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A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.

486th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Event Location Date Description
Janesville, IA 50647, USA

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Iowans of the Mighty Eighth

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.486th.org roster

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Object number: UPL 32540 - Robert F. Messerly, 486th Bomb Group