When Louis Herman Meyer was born on August 18, 1897, in Nebraska, his father, Heinrich, was 31 and his mother, Jantje, was 31. Both of his parents were German immigrants; they married each other in the United States. Raised on a farm, Louie was the fifth of eight children. He married Meta Settje on April 6, 1921, in Creston, Nebraska, and for many years, they farmed in the Creston, Nebraska area. They had seven children in 21 years. The first six of those children were sons, five of whom served in the military one way or another in World War II. His oldest son, Ralph ("Merf"), was an enlisted sailor on-board the U.S.S. Missouri when the Japanese signed the instrument of surrender in Tokyo Harbor in 1945. His seventh child was a daughter. In the early 1960s, he suffered debilitating injuries as a result of a tire that exploded in his face when he was inflating a car tire. He subsequently suffered from a series of strokes. His wife Meta cared for him at home during his last years. Louis Meyer died on June 15, 1968, in Fremont, Nebraska, at the age of 70, and was buried there.
When Louis Herman Meyer was born on August 18, 1897, in Nebraska, his father, Heinrich, was 31 and his mother, Jantje, was 31. Both of his parents were German immigrants; they married each other in the United States. Raised on a farm, Louie was the fifth of eight children. He married Meta Settje on April 6, 1921, in Creston, Nebraska, and for many years, they farmed in the Creston, Nebraska area. They had seven children in 21 years. The first six of those children were sons, five of whom served in the military one way or another in World War II. His oldest son, Ralph ("Merf"), was an enlisted sailor on-board the U.S.S. Missouri when the Japanese signed the instrument of surrender in Tokyo Harbor in 1945. His seventh child was a daughter. In the early 1960s, he suffered debilitating injuries as a result of a tire that exploded in his face when he was inflating a car tire. He subsequently suffered from a series of strokes. His wife Meta cared for him at home during his last years. Louis Meyer died on June 15, 1968, in Fremont, Nebraska, at the age of 70, and was buried there.
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