John E Meyer

Military
media-7046.jpeg UPL 7046 Crew #422 & #538
Raymond W. Meyer Crew
466th BG - 784th and 785th Bomb Squadrons
A/C in the photo appears to be B-24J-120-CO 42-109985 which appears to have flown combat with the 5th AF in the Pacific

Standing Left to Right: William M. Goodwin (N), John E. Meyer (B), Joseph J. Cecil (CP), Raymond W. Meyer (P)

Kneeling Left to Right: Myron Shriver (FE), Edward Villard (BTG), Tony Tuffe (NG), Richard Berner (TG), Roy Dinan (R/O), Joseph Balistro (TTG)

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 7046 - Crew #422 & #538 Raymond W. Meyer Crew 466th BG - 784th and 785th Bomb Squadrons A/C in the photo appears to be B-24J-120-CO 42-109985 which...

He had graduated as a pharmacist before enlisting in August 1942 but chose to train as a bombardier. Assigned to the Group at Attlebridge they took part in the raids covering the D-Day landings 'I could see everything...it was a sight I'll never forget, a front seat to the biggest adventure of our time'.

Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC/ European Ribbon w/ 3 stars

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

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

People

Raymond William Meyer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Waverly, Iowa 4 December 1920

Died

Waverly, IA 50677, USA 12 December 2005

Buried

Waverly, IA 50677, USA 16 December 2005 Harlington Cemetery Waverly Bremer County Iowa, USA

Revisions

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Iowans of the Mighty Eighth

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Change to Role/Job - "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 26 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

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466th BG Historian

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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Object number: UPL 7046 - Crew #422 & #538 Raymond W. Meyer Crew 466th BG -...