John C Merrigan
Military ROLL OF HONOURTook part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23788.
Joined Sqd 3/10/43.
DS/Bengahzi 6/26/43.
Returned to base 8/26/43.
DS/Tunis 9/19/43.
Returned to base 10/12/43.
Killed in Action (KIA) 11/18/43 (Oslo-Kjellerattacked by fighters. Pilot: William D. Hughes.
DFC with Oak Leaf Cluster
Me 110 destroyed 8/1/43, Me 109 destroyed 8/21/43, Me 109 destroyed 11/18/43.
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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
- Nicknames: - Avenger
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in action |
18 November 1943 | ||
Buried |
Plot B Row 5 Grave 58 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 513