Robert R Meier

Military

Shot down 25 Nov 1944 in B-17G #44-6307 'Blonde Bomber. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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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

The nose art of a 487th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Blonde Bomber". Handwritten caption on reverse: '447 or 487BG?' On reverse: US Army Theater Censor ETO USA [Stamp].
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blonde Bomber
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 25 November 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10757 / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000; MACR 10757 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/ShieldsCrew.shtml