Glenn L. Myers

By zthanson, 13 December, 2022
First Name
Glenn
Middle Name
L.
Last Name
Myers
Birthdate
Hometown
East McKeesport, PA
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Service Branch
Air Force
Date Captured
Date Repatriated
Pre Capture Image
Black and white photo of a man in a suit.
PreCapture Description

Glenn Myers was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force through the ROTC program at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, on January 19, 1965, and went on active duty beginning April 19, 1965. Lieutenant Myers next completed Undergraduate Pilot Training and was awarded his pilot wings at Moody AFB, Georgia, in May 1966, followed by Tactical Reconnaissance Training and RF-4C Phantom II Combat Crew Training, from May to September 1966. His first assignment was as an RF-4C pilot and Pilot Systems Operator with the 22nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, from October 1966 to June 1967, and then as an RF-4C pilot with the 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron at Tan Son Nhut AB, South Vietnam, from June 1967 until he was forced to eject over North Vietnam and was taken as a Prisoner of War on August 9, 1967.

Post Release Image
Man in a decorated U.S. Air Force suit.
Post Release Description

Captain Myers was released during Operation Homecoming on March 14, 1973. He was briefly hospitalized to recover from his injuries at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, and then attended pilot requalification training and Pilot Instructor Training. His next assignment was as an instructor pilot with the 97th Flying Training Squadron at Williams AFB, Arizona, from September 1974 to April 1977, followed by service as Commander of Field Training Detachment 528 with the 3751st Field Training Squadron at Williams AFB from May 1977 to July 1978. Colonel Myers then completed C-141 Starlifter training before serving as a C-141 pilot with the 20th Military Airlift Squadron at Charleston AFB, South Carolina, from January 1979 to July 1983. His final assignment was as Director of Operations for the U.S. Air Force-Civil Air Patrol Middle East Liaison Region at Andrews AFB, Maryland, from July 1983 until his retirement from the Air Force on November 1, 1985.


 

Honors, Citations, and Commendations
  • Silver Star
  • Legion of Merit
  • Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Prisoner of War Medal


 

Passed away before release
Post Release