Robert J Meyer
Military
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12261-B66809AC.
Object Number - UPL 24365 - Lt. Colonel Robert J Meyer, pilot, and ground crew of the North American P-51D Mustang "Bob Cat V" of the 20th Fighter Group in England. NARA Ref...
Squadron CO. 3 x FW190, 1/2 x He115, 1 x Me410, 2 x Me109.
Awards: SS, DFC (OLC), AM (12OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Bob Cat III
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Bob-Cat
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Bob Cat II
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Baby Baby III Bob Cat IV
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
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Born |
Buffalo, New York | 29 September 1915 | |
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Died |
15 February 2000 | ||
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Buried |
Wildwood Cemetery Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, NY | 18 February 2000 | Wildwood Cemetery Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, New York |
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Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to nickname, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations. Changes to Role of Honour Picture. Changes to Role of Honour Picture
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
