Myers Joseph Jnr LtCol

Assigned Aircraft

P-38H CG-O
P-38J CG-O 42-67685 "Journey's End" (Robert and Donna Sand)
P-51K CG-V

Mission History

130 missions, 430 hours total

Mission List

55th FG Mission #	Date	Target
09	03 November 1943	Wilhelmshaven (Blue Leader)
10	05 November 1943	Gelsenkirchen (White 3)
11	07 November 1943	Sweep - Ostend/St. Omer Area (Blue Leader)
12	07 November 1943	Sweep - Lille Area (White 3)
15	13 November 1943	Bremen (Red Leader)
16	25 November 1943	Sweep - Lille Area (Yellow Leader)
29	31 December 1943	Bourdeaux
64	22 March 1944	Berlin
69	09 April 1944	Warnemunde (Squadron leader)
326	25 February 1945	Koblenz (Yellow Leader)
327	26 February 1945	Berlin (Squadron Leader with 38th FS - White Leader)

Air Scores

3-0-2 38FS
plus 1.5-0-0 with 78th FG

Ground Scores

0-0
3-1 with 78th FG

Score Detail
(with 55th FG)

03 November 1943 FW-190 damaged (air) N/Wilhelmshaven
05 November 1943 Me-109 destroyed (air) Arnheim
13 November 1943 Me-109 destroyed (air) Bremen
13 November 1943 Ju-88 damaged (air) Bremen
31 December 1943 Me-109 destroyed (air) N/Blaye et St. Luce

Notes

Born on the 24th December 1918
Entered service from Canton, Ohio.
82nd FS, 78th FG - 04 August 1944 - December 1944
HdQts, 78th FG - December 1944 - February 1944 (P-47s)

Crew Chief - Sgt. J. D. "Dee Dee" Durnin
Asst. Crew Chief - Fred Rumley
Armourer - Sgt. K. P. Bartozeck

20 November 1943 - Awarded the Air Medal
04 January 1944 - Crash landed on taxi strip, on single engine after take-off. Totalled plane and 2000 gallon gasoline trailer (CG-O 42- 67685 "Journey's End")
25 March 1944 - Promoted to Major
22 April 1944 - Finished 200 tour of duty
08 May 1944 - Transferred to 55th Fighter Group Headquarters
26 June 1944 - Re-assigned to the 38th Fighter Squadron
04 August 1944 - Assigned and transferred to the 78th Fighter Group

Memories

From 'The Stars and Stripes', Friday 28th January 1944
'...and Capt. Joe Myers, of Canton, Ohio, who escorted two crippled P38s and one shot-up Fortress, all in formation, out of Germany some weeks ago, added, "I'll put my P38 up against anything the Germans have. In fact, I've already done that several times".'

Additional Photos

(L-R) Nick Lipucci, Sgt. Bartozeck, Crew Chief Sgt. Durnin and Asst. Crew Chief Fred Rumley
Taken by Robert Sand and reproduced here with the kind permission of David Ethell, from Jeff Ethell's colour slide collection. (http://ww2color.com/)

(L-R) Sgt. Bartozeck, Maj. Myers and Sgt. Durnin in front of Myers' P-38J CG-O "Journey's End" (D. Morris)

LtCol. Myers (J. Zdiarský (www.museum119.cz) from the Dave Jewell collection)

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