Finley Joe Mercer Jr

Military

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #4230242 'Lallah-V III. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A line of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress taxiing at Chelveston airfield preparing to take off on another raid. The two rear-most B-17 Flying Fortresses belong to the 364th Bomb Squadron, (WF-N, serial number 42-30242) on the left and (WF-O, serial number 42-29807) on the right. Passed for publication 4 Jul 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '29/6/43. WF:N. WF:O 229807.' Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Flying Fortresses Base In Britain. This series of pictures shows scenes at a U.S. air base in

42-30242

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lallah-V III
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bristol, VA 24 July 1922 Bristol, VA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo 14 October 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Died

Xenia, OH 23 May 1970

Based

Chelveston 14 October 1943 Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Woodland Cemetery Xenia, Greene County, OH Woodland Cemetery Xenia, Greene County, OH

Revisions

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Sources

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https://www.fold3.com/record/83748538-finley-j-mercer-jr
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79943146/finley-j.-mercer

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 911 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database