Malcolm Van Meter
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) on 11-Nov-43 as pilot of P-47D-6-RE 42-74626 when he was forced to bale out of his aircraft 30 miles west of The Hague, Holland. He had been despatched on a mission to escort B-17s attacking at Munster, Germany and his aircraft ran out of fuel on the return.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 11 November 1943 | Baled out over the North Sea when his aircraft ran out of fuel returning from a mission escorting B-17s attacking at Munster, Germany. |
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Other Commemorated |
Netherlands American Cemetery, AM Begraafplaats 1, 6269 NA Margraten | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 13-Jul-2015. Added Decorations and Commemorated event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records; Added SN, Rank and KIA event per MACR 1439. Added Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm