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Francis Joseph Meyer, detail from military i.d. [1943]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953; World War, 1939-1945
  • Dates of Service: 1942-1950
  • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps; Air Force
  • Service Unit/Ship: 52nd Fighter Squadron; 68th Fighter Squadron; 5th Air Force; 419th Night Fighter Squadron; 18th Fighter Group; 13th Air Force; 10th Troop Carrier Group; 635th Technical School Squadron
  • Location of Service: Mitchell Field, Wisconsin; Bowman Field, Kentucky; Wright Field, Ohio; Bainbridge, Georgia; Pacific Theater; Australia; New Guinea; Philippines; Boca Raton, Florida; Japan; Korea
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/119452

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Kathy Parsons was interviewed on behalf of the veteran [2019]

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[ Summary of Meyer's life and military service during World War II and Korean War. ]
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[ Five articles about Meyer and his service during World War II; three articles about Meyer being awarded medals after declared missing and then deceased; one image of a pilot during the Korean War with caption. ]
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[ Army Air Forces i.d. card ]
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[ Flight log for August 8, 1944 ]
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[ Letter from Lt. Gen. George C. Kennedy to Margaret Meyer informing her that her husband Francis was recently decorated with the Air Medal [6 March 1945] ]
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[ Official record of military service ]

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[ Separation Qualification Record and Honorable Discharge ]
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[ Log of combat missions during the Korean conflict ]
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[ Individual flight record Aircraft Observer [August 1950] ]
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[ Report of Missing in Action [9 August 1950] ]
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[ Letter from Oliver G. Cellini requesting information about the status of his friend, Francis Meyer [22 April 1952] ]
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[ Letter from Maj. Gen. John H. McCormick to Margaret E. Meyer informing her of the death of her husband in the Korean conflict [22 April 1952] ]
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[ Letter from Col. James A. McKerley to Margaret Meyer regarding the disposition of her husband's remains [1 May 1952] ]
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[ Letter from Maj. Gen. John H. McCormick to Margaret E. Meyer informing her of the death of her husband in the Korean conflict [18 November 1953] ]
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[ Account of the crash of Captain Meyer's plane and the recovery of his and his pilot's bodies [n.d.] ]
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[ Letter from Col. R. J. Williamson to Margaret E. Meyer [22 May 1952] ]
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[ Promotion Orders, officially posthumously promoting Meyer to Captain [23 October 1953] ]
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[ Telegram reporting Meyer missing in action [8 August 1950] ]
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[ Personal account of Meyer's service history ]

About this Item

Title

  • Francis Joseph Meyer Collection

Names

  • American Red Cross
  • Meyer, Francis Joseph
  • Farrar, Mike

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Indiana

Headings

  • -  Meyer, Francis Joseph
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: 419th Night Fighter Squadron; 18th Fighter Group; 13th Air Force; 10th Troop Carrier Group; 635th Technical School Squadron
    • Location of Service: Mitchell Field, Wisconsin; Bowman Field, Kentucky; Wright Field, Ohio; Bainbridge, Georgia; Pacific Theater; Australia; New Guinea; Philippines; Boca Raton, Florida
    • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1950
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 52nd Fighter Squadron; 68th Fighter Squadron; 5th Air Force
    • Location of Service: Japan; Korea
    • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2019-12-11)
  • Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2019-11-01)
  • Manuscript: Civilian Papers [6 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1932-1937)
  • Photograph: Original photographic print [124 items] -- Photographs (collected 1936-1950)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [9 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1945-1950)
  • Manuscript: Military Papers [33 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1943-1950)
  • Manuscript: Unit histories [5 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1943-1952)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/119452

Collection Notes

  • Kathy Parsons was interviewed on behalf of the veteran.

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • pdf

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

American Red Cross, Francis Joseph Meyer, and Mike Farrar. Francis Joseph Meyer Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.119452/.

APA citation style:

American Red Cross, Meyer, F. J. & Farrar, M. (1942) Francis Joseph Meyer Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.119452/.

MLA citation style:

American Red Cross, Francis Joseph Meyer, and Mike Farrar. Francis Joseph Meyer Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.119452/>.