Jerry M Myers

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Rotenkirchen on 8/16/44 in B-17 #42-97365, Prisoner of War (POW).



He was a member of the Caterpillar club from his bail out at 4,000ft on his 27th mission. Flew missions from April 1944 to August 1944.



POW, AM w/ 3 OLC, PH, DFC

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97365

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Zamro
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

21 May 2008

Born

Edson, Kansas, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 16 August 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Removed redundant info from "Role/job" field.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, MACR 7901, NARA, http://www.306bg.org/PDFs/jan2010G.pdf [death announcement], First Over Germany pg. 268, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Str / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7901 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…