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Missing Air Crew Report 15215
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1943 · Missing Air Crew Reports
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
Sgt. Walter A. Meyers served as a gunner aboard B-24D 42-40938, lost 15 September 1943. He was reported killed in action, with a consistent status across both MACR forms. Miller's August 1945 casualty form noted that German authorities reported three bodies in the wreckage; Miller identified two of the three, and Meyers may have been among the identified deceased.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number
37373208
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 15 Sep 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 95
15 Sep 1943
Virology (Villacoublay area)
“Bathtub Bessie”
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
Second Air Division
Roll of Honor
Published