Charles J Meriwether Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURB-17F-5-FO 41-24866 "Man O' War"
306th BG - 367th BS
Standing Left to Right: James M. Stewart (P), Thomas McMillan (R/O), William Dickey (CP), Charles Meriwether (FE), Raymond Schnoyer (BTG), Jack Wheeler (TG), Hugh Langan (WG), John Creamer (B)
Fortresses of The Big Triangle First - Cliff T. Bishop
Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 #41-24486 "Man O' War" while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner. Plane crashed in to Channel. His remains were lost at sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-435805
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Man O War
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Sanford, Florida | 8 February 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Jacksonville, FL, USA | 15 September 1941 | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 9 November 1942 | Killed when aircraft was shot down and crashed into the harbour at St. Nazaire, France. His remains were never recovered. |
Other Commemorated |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery. | |
Sanford, FL, USA |
Revisions
Information taken from "Charles James Meriwether, Jr." - a biographical publication created by Richard Weaver, a grandson of his brother, Walter Meriwether. ([email protected]).
Lee Cunningham 23-Nov-2014. Made aircraft connection, added KIA event per MACR 16172; added Commomoration per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record.
Lee Cunningham 30-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 16172; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 45 MACR 16172