Identified WW2 American Fighter Pilots Officer Uniform Antique Military Jacket

Description

Antique Uniform named to Joseph H Meyers.
Interior pocket is named. Inside of the collar has the serial number #M4969.
Meyers is a native of Montana.
Born in Missouri May 10 1922.
His obituary reveals that he is a member of the St Louis Amatuer Baseball Hall of Fame.
Awarded an Air Award Medal on 6-19-1945 as a member of the 10th Air Forces.
Another site has information confirming he was part of the 10TH AF 33RD GROUP 59th Fighter Squadron. Flying P-47'S and P-38'S.
Flying a total of 44 missions as ground support.
Would be a great research project to look into his missions in China Burma.
33rd Fighter Group | 12th, 10th and 14th AAF | Europe, Africa and CBI
The 33rd Fighter Group was one of the more widely traveled American Fighter Groups of the Second World War, taking part in Operation Torch, the Tunisian campaign, the attack on Pantelleria, the invasions of Sicily and Italy and the Anzio campaign before being transferred to the Far East, fighting in China and Burma.
Constituted as 33d Pursuit Group (Interceptor) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Began training with P-39’s but soon changed to P-40’s. Served as part of the defense force for the east coast of the United States after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Redesignated 33d Fighter Group in May 1942. Moved to North Africa, part of the group (including the pilots and their planes) arriving with the invasion force on 8 Nov 1942, and the remainder arriving shortly afterwards. Operated with Twelfth AF in the Mediterranean theater until Feb 1944. Provided close support for ground forces and flew bombing and strafing missions against personnel concentrations, port installations, fuel dumps, bridges, highways, and rail lines during the campaigns in North Africa. Received a DUC for action on 15 Jan 1943 when enemy aircraft attempted to knock out the group’s base in Tunisia. The 33d drove off the enemy’s escort and destroyed most of the bombers. Took part in the reduction of Pantelleria and flew patrol missions while Allied troops landed after the enemy’s garrison had surrendered. Participated in the invasion and conquest of Sicily. Supported landings at Salerno, Allied operations in southern Italy, and the beachhead at Anzio.
Moved to India in Feb 1944. Assigned to Tenth AF. Trained with P-38 and P-47 aircraft. Moved to China in Apr, became part of Fourteenth AF, continued training, and flew some patrol and interception missions. Returned to India in Sept 1944 and, as part of Tenth AF, flew dive-bombing and strafing missions in Burma until the Allied campaigns in that area had been completed. Returned to the US, Nov-Dec 1945. Inactivated on 8 Dec 1945.
ASSIGNMENTS.
1940-1941: 7th Fighter Wing (later 47th Bombardment Wing)
August 1942-October 1942: Philadelphia Fighter Wing; I Fighter Command; First Air Force
November 1942-February 1944: Twelfth Air Force
1942: 7th Fighter Wing; XII Tactical Air Command; Twelfth Air Force (7th becomes 47th below)
1942-43: 47th Bombardment Wing; XII Bomber Command; Twelfth Air Force
1943: 64th Fighter Wing; XII Fighter Command; Twelfth Air Force
1943: 64th Fighter Wing; XII Tactical Air Command; Twelfth Air Force
February-April 1944: Tenth Air Force
April-September 1944: 312th Fighter Wing; Fourteenth Air Force
September 1944-: Tenth Air Force
SQUADRONS
. 58th: 1941-1945. 59th: 1941-1945. 60th: 1941-1945; 459th FS: 12 May-5 Nov 1945.
STATIONS
. Mitchel Field, NY, 15 Jan 1941; Philadelphia, Pa, 13 Dec 1941-Oct 1942; Port Lyautey, French Morocco, 10 Nov 1942; Casablanca, French Morocco, c. 13 Nov 1942; Telergma, Algeria, 24 Dec 1942; Thelepte, Tunisia, 7 Jan 1943; Youks-les-Rains, Algeria, 8 Feb 1943; Telergma, Algeria, c. 20 Feb 1943; Berteaux, Algeria, c. 2 Mar 1943; Ebba Ksour, Tunisia, c. 12 Apr 1943; Menzel Temime, Tunisia, 20 May 1943; Sousse, Tunisia, 9 Jun 1943; Pantelleria, 19 Jun 1943; Licata, Sicily, c. 18 Jul 1943; Paestum, Italy, 13 Sep 1943; Santa Maria, Italy, 18 Nov 1943; Cercola, Italy, c. 1 Jan-Feb 1944; Karachi, India, c. 20 Feb 1944; Shwangliu, China, c. 18 Apr 1944; Pungchacheng, China, 9 May 1944; Nagaghuli, India, 3 Sep 1944; Sahmaw, Burma, 26 Dec 1944; Piardoba, India, 5 May-c. 15 Nov 1945.
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