Neal J Archer Jr

Military
media-30849.jpeg UPL 30849 Neal J. Archer Jr.

Photo for his Mom.

Object Number - UPL 30849 - Neal J. Archer Jr.

Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. On his third mission he was attacked and shot down by seven Me109's on bomber escort mission to Northern France in P-38 42-67760 14-Jan-44. Crashed near Louviers. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1855.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Montana, USA 27 October 1917 Son of Neal J Sr and Faye [Scott] Archer.

Enlisted

Missoula, MT, USA 24 February 1941 Missoula, Montana

Other

Crashed

Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CA, USA 8 August 1943 Mid Air Collision 10 Miles N Van Nuys Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Neal J Archer, 8-Aug-43. P-38H 42-66704 - 331FS 329FG.

Other

Killed in action

27400 Louviers, France 14 January 1944 Attacked and shot down by seven Me109's on bomber escort mission to Northern France in P-38 42-67760 14-Jan-44. Crashed near Louviers. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1855.
Ft Benton, Montana

Buried

Riverside Cemetery Fort Benton Chouteau County MT Riverside Cemetery Fort Benton Chouteau County Montana, USA.

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 1855 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1855, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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