John W Merrill

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Olendorf on 3 Feb 45 in B-24 'Delectable Doris' #4250551

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-50551) nicknamed "Delectable Doris" of the 389th Bomb Group Image via LR Ades. Written on slide casing: 'Fall of 1944, Hethel.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Delectable Doris
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 3 February 1945 PoW status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated

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Service number and PoW status copied from NARA AAD page.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12370 / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000 MACR 12370 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database