Hickmeyer Alva A. 370th FG, 2 Sep 1944

[Flupke]

Hello Dirk
It was the 2nd Lt Eichmeyer Alva A. (EVD)O-1101422
He was on the P-38J-10-LO #42-67988 (to check!) shot down by ground fire while strafing column on the road Nivelles Wavre at 16:20 and crashed at Thines near Nivelles the 2/9/1944
No MACR establish because he return nearly immediately
Regards
Phil

[pointedeflèche]

Hello Flupke,

You are absolutely right! The pilot’s surname was in fact Eichmeyer and not Hickmeyer as I stated before.

I read the above-mentioned account about "Hickmeyer" and Louvain on page 163 of Jay Jones' book : "The 370th Fighter Group in World War II". On page 413 the author refers to that same pilot as Eichmeyer.

page 413: "2 Sep.1944 2nd Lt. Alva A. Eichmeyer from Riverside, California. O-110142. 485th Squadron. Lt. Eichmeyer was shot down but evaded capture. He was transferred stateside."

Flupke, may I ask you what source you consulted with regard to Thines - the village were his P-38 crashed?

I thank you for your kind help.
Dirk

[Flupke]

Hello Dirk

Quite difficult to give my source on the forum but as far as I know one of the person involved is still alive and the crash place is well known , if you need to know more on this event that will be offline .
Just one note the real name should be Eickmeyer according to the war department file , he was killed in the US during a transfer flight but I have not the date .
Regards
Phil

[Luc Vervoort]

Hi Dirk and Flupke,

Alva Alvon Eickmeyer was born on 18/11/1917.He enlisted in the US Army on 3/03/1941 and died on 11/11/1944. He is buried at Wild Rose Cemetery, Wild Rose, Spoke county, Washington. On August 31,1944 he had a landing accident in France while flying P38J 42-68185.

Best regards from another part of Belgium

Luc