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2LT Matt C Myers

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2LT Matt C Myers

Birth
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Death
7 May 1945 (aged 20)
Saiki-shi, Ōita, Japan
Burial
Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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SECTION 82 SITE 35
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Killed in Action. Radar Operator aboard
B-29 Superfortress #44-69887.

Shot down by Ki-45 fighter over Oita, Japan.
Ten crew members were killed and one
parachuted, was captured, and was taken to
Seibu Army Headquarters where he was
executed a month later.

The crew were:

1st Lt. Richard A Gray, Pilot
1st Lt. Edgar K Grempler, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Carl R Gustavson, Bombardier
1st Lt. Joseph A Ptaszkowski, Navigator
2nd Lt. Matt C. Myers, Radar Operator
M/Sgt. Robert J Aspinall, Flight Engineer
S/Sgt. Galen J Westmoreland, Radio Operator
Sgt. Marvin L Binger, Right Gunner
Sgt. John C Edwards, Central Fire Control
Sgt. Dorsey L Riddlemoser, Tail Gunner
Sgt. Julius R Rivas, Left Gunner
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Entered the service from Kentucky; Service ID: O2076695.
Killed in Action. Radar Operator aboard
B-29 Superfortress #44-69887.

Shot down by Ki-45 fighter over Oita, Japan.
Ten crew members were killed and one
parachuted, was captured, and was taken to
Seibu Army Headquarters where he was
executed a month later.

The crew were:

1st Lt. Richard A Gray, Pilot
1st Lt. Edgar K Grempler, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Carl R Gustavson, Bombardier
1st Lt. Joseph A Ptaszkowski, Navigator
2nd Lt. Matt C. Myers, Radar Operator
M/Sgt. Robert J Aspinall, Flight Engineer
S/Sgt. Galen J Westmoreland, Radio Operator
Sgt. Marvin L Binger, Right Gunner
Sgt. John C Edwards, Central Fire Control
Sgt. Dorsey L Riddlemoser, Tail Gunner
Sgt. Julius R Rivas, Left Gunner
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Entered the service from Kentucky; Service ID: O2076695.

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2LT, 484 AAF BOMB SQ, 505 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II

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  • Created by: ShaneO
  • Added: Jul 31, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40098800/matt_c-myers: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT Matt C Myers (5 Oct 1924–7 May 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40098800, citing Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).