Meyer H Axler
MilitaryAssigned 816BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Homer Anderson crew. Returned from Vienna 16-Mar-45, crash landing B-17 44-6325. RTD MACR 13059
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 816th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19163647 / O-771647
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 816th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bronx, NY | 3 April 1916 | Son of Charles and Ethel Axler. Brother of Sarah, Rose and Louis. |
Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 28 November 1942 | Newark, New Jersey |
Other Discharged USAAF |
15 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Ormond Beach, FL | 23 January 1998 | |
Based |
Sterparone | Assigned 816BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. | |
Florida, USA | Moved to Central Florida in 1987. |
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29441541
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https://www.fold3.com/record/6799908-meyer-h-axler
https://www.fold3.com/record/83663450-meyer-h-axler
https://www.fold3.com/record/628842121-meyer-axler-1916
https://www.483bg.org/axler-meyer-a2978-483bg.cfm
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1998-01-27-9801270272-story…