Lawrence Wayne Meyer
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943. Also known as Wayne L. Myer, Lawrence Myer was Pilot of B-17 #42-3235 "Lakanuki" shot down 4 July 1943 over France. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16056228 at enlistment, then O-735948
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16011010
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6950609
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38130722
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 4 July 1943
- Date: 29 June 1943
- Date: 28 June 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
9 January 1921 | The son of Clarence B. and Margaret H. Myer | |
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Enlisted |
28 February 1942 | As a Private in the Air Corps | |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
4 July 1943 | Shot down before the target was reached; crashed near Poillé-sur-Vègre about 40km WSW of Le Mans, France. MACR 3035/4495 | |
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Buried |
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France: Plot A Row 9 Grave 13 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4495 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database