Meyer Walter A., Jr.

Name:

Walter A., Jr. Meyer

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

17097867

Unit:

850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-12-05

State:

Nebraska

Cemetery:

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium

Plot:

Tablets of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Walter A. Meyer, jr. was the son of Walter A. Meyer and Frances Otis Meyer. He resided in Nebraska prior to the war.

Walter, Jr. served in the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Togglier on the B-17G #44-8140 during World War II. He was Killed in Action but was declared "Missing" on December 5, 1944, when his B-17 was hit by enemy flak and crashed in Gross Zerlang, Germany.

SSgt Meyer is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.

Crew of the B-17G #44-8140:
Kermode, Donald ~ Capt, Command Pilot, POW
Gregory, Ralph E, Jr ~ Capt, Mission/Pilot, KIA
Meadows, Martin F ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, KIA
Bruce, James L ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, KIA
Caldwell, John T ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, KIA
Dorr, Earle L, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, KIA
Hillweg, Charles U, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, KIA
Mayer, Clement T ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, KIA
Meyer, Walter A, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Togglier, KIA
Upshaw, Charles C ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, KIA
Wood, William F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, KIA

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov