669th BS Patch

416th Bombardment Group (L)

2Lt. George Constance VanMeter Jr.

Pilot,  O-759532

Killed In Action - Jan 14, 1945

669th Bombardment Squadron (L)

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  Born: 27-Oct-1915, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Entered Military Service: Date: 27-Jun-1942 From: Jefferson County, Kentucky

Buried: Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

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2d Lt. George Van Meter

Funeral for Second Lt. George C. Van Meter, 29, killed in France January 14, 1945, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Maas' Chapel. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. He was a member of the Louisville Police Department for about two years before entering the service.

Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Van Meter, St.; three brothers, William T. Van Meter, Edward V. Van Meter, and David G. Van Meter, and a sister, Miss Patricia Van Meter.

Extracted from Newspapers.com


See also 2Lt George Constance VanMeter Jr. Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF)
(FOIA request fulfilled by Government Information Specialist Bryan K. Jolly, Fort Knox, KY)
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 Notes:
Shortly after take-off, A/C went into a slow turn to the left, crashed and exploded, possibly resulting from engine failure of undertermined reason. Both crew members were killed.

Description:
Again, an unexplainable take-off crash cost the lives of two of our crew members, Lt G.C. Van Meter and Sgt C.M. Kikar. The plane crashed north of the field shortly after take-off and exploded.
(416th BG History 1945)

See also AAR 45-1-14-517 and Mission # 185



Photos and Documents
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1920 US Census
1930 US Census
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1940 US Census
Active Duty Orders
Letter
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Graduation Anouncement
Air Medal Award
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) 08 Dec 1948, Wed Page 24
Headstone Application
Headstone Application
Headstone
Family GraveSite
Rosters Of WW II Dead
WW II Army and Army Air Force Casualty List
National World War II Memorial Registry
 
 


Source information can be viewed at WWII Military Service Fatalities Sources