Otto Ernst Meikus
Military
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UPL 51231
91st BG ground crew: -
L-R Otto E. Meikus, Thurston, Joseph M. Giambrone, Marvin Nichols.
L-R Otto E. Meikus, Thurston, Joseph M. Giambrone, Marvin Nichols.
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Asst crew chief to Marvin Nichols, later crew chief for B-17 'Jack the Ripper'.
Meikus was interviewed by BBC Radio 4 in 1984 about his experience on D-Day, the interview is held in IWM's Collection
Awards: BS, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jack The Ripper
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Reedsburg, WI | 15 July 1919 | Son of Otto Henry Ludwig and Ida [Volz] Meikus. |
Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 7 October 1941 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Died |
15 October 2011 | ||
Buried |
Cambridge City crematorium, Cambridge UK | 2 November 2011 | Cremated Cambridge City Crematorium |
Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Hospitalised |
Hospitalised with Influenza Nov-42. RTD |
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Sources
91st BG / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia