James R Merrill
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 57268 - Lt James R Merrill USAAF
Assigned to 578BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in B-24 42-50623 28-Dec-44; crashed near Muenchweile Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11118
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
El Paso, TX | 13 March 1925 | |
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Died |
Muenchweile, Germany | 28 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) in B-24 42-50623 28-Dec-44; crashed near Muenchweile Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11118 |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Lorraine, France Plot K Row 24 Grave 29 | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Wendling | 28 December 1944 | Assigned to 578BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
ABMC, MACR 11118 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11118 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
