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    Remains of World War II Soldier to be buried in Saint Louis [Image 3 of 3]

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    Remains of World War II Soldier to be buried in Saint Louis

    FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES

    05.01.2023

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    U.S. Army Human Resources Command

    The remains World War II Soldier U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Melvin B. Meyer will be interred May 26, at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis. Meyer was a bombardier serving aboard a B-17G Flying Fortress bomber during a huge bombing mission over Leipzig, Germany, May 29, 1944, when the plane was shot down after enemy fighters attacked the bomber’s formation. Unable to escape the plane he was killed in the crash at age 25.

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    Date Taken: 05.01.2023
    Date Posted: 05.18.2023 08:21
    Photo ID: 7803411
    VIRIN: 230518-A-A4484-1007
    Resolution: 1454x2068
    Size: 942.46 KB
    Location: FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY, US

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