Memorial Page

 

Major Meyer was the Base Deputy Commander for Security and Law Enforcement at Offutt in the late '50s when the SAC Elite Guard was formed.

Herbert Louis Meyer, retired Air Force major, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2004, at NHC HealthCare of Oak Ridge. Born March 16, 1920, in Orange, Calif., he was the son of Louis Meyer and May Budke Meyer, and the fifth of seven children. Mr. Meyer joined the National Guard while a junior in high school and went on to serve his country as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force and later as deputy base commander for Offutt Air Force Base, where he served his last tour of duty. According to his family, he was known as someone who always gave his best, on and off the job. Flying was his great love, but he also enjoyed golfing, walking and working crossword puzzles. He lived most of his adult life in Plattsmouth, Neb., where he was a member of the Plattsmouth Country Club, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign War. He was also the former commander of the Plattsmouth chapter of the American Legion. Mr. Meyer is survived by his wife of 60 years, Florene Meyer, to whom he was devoted, his family said; his daughter, Lucky Vogt and husband, David, of Oak Ridge; his son, Dr. John Meyer, of Salem, Ore.; three grandchildren, Kevin Vogt and wife, Megumi, Adam Vogt and Joanna Bikman; a great-grandson, Robert Masahide Vogt, of Anchorage, Alaska; a brother, Walter Meyer, and two sisters, Helen Unzelman and Pauline Miller, all of California. Roby Funeral Home in Plattsmouth, Neb., is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Cherryvale, Kan.
Maj Meyer was discharged from the national guard and enlisted as a private in the Army Air Corps in Aug 1941. He was later commissioned and flew P-51 fighter aircraft.

SAC Elite Guard Note:

Major Meyer while serving as BDC at Offutt AFB  was instrumental in the formation of the Elite Guard at the direction of General LeMay. Please follow the link to the historian page to read his account of the formation of the SAC Elite Guard. (Click on Historian)