ɪnˈɪʃəli sˈaɪnd baɪ ðə ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ wˈaɪt sˈɑːks æz ɐn ˈæmətʃɚ fɹˈiː ˈeɪdʒənt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː, mˈeɪɚ spˈɛnt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi sˈɜːvɪs dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.
Initially signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942, Meyer spent 1943 performing United States Army service during World War II.