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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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
