RICHARD W. MEYERS, LT, USN

Richard Meyers '36

Date of birth: March 12, 1914

Date of death: March 1, 1942

Age: 27

Lucky Bag

From the 1936 Lucky Bag:

Richard William Meyers

Columbia City, Indiana

"Dick"

"Pull your knees together" is the cry that goes up when Dick walks in to join the gang for he is the sole possessor of a pair of legs typical of an ambling grizzly. For that matter, no grizzly could be more gruff than Dick is when he sits down to study—his first remark invariably is "Now where in the hell do they get that dope?" Immediately following this we hear muttering about Einstein and three hours to get this. We smile to ourselves for this mask fails completely to hide the true cheerfulness and comradeship that really befits him. Dick likes all sports but his greatest love considering inanimate things only is music. To his other great interest in life, we pay tribute—Miss Columbia City, we heartily approve of your choice.

Track 4; 150 lb. Crew 2; Class Football 1; Art Club; One Stripe

Loss

Richard was lost when USS Edsall (DD 219) was sunk on on March 1, 1942 by Japanese surface and air forces. He was the ship's 1st Lieutenant.

His wife was listed as next of kin. He has a memory marker in Indiana. (Note that his memorial marker has a different date; unclear why this would be. All other records have the date of Edsall's sinking as his date of loss.)

Class of 1936

Richard is one of 38 members of the Class of 1936 in Memorial Hall.