Meriwether Jones
MilitaryAssigned to 742BS, 455th BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 41-28640; Crashed Draconesti, Romania 21-Apr-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 4387
Awards: SS, AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Raunchy
- Unit: 455th Bomb Group 742nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Richmond, VA | 8 May 1920 | Son of Roy Meriwether and Caroline Talbott [Armistead] Jones. |
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Died |
Dracesti, Romania | 21 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 ; Crashed Draconesti. Romania KIA MACR 4387 |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot D Row 11 Grave 45 | |
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Buried |
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, VA | Memorialised Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia | |
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Based |
San Giovanni | 21 April 1944 | Assigned to 742BS, 455th BG, 15AF USAAF. |