Merl F Hoyle
Military
Roy E. Guy Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: Patrick Homentowski (TG), Melvin Demmin (R/O), Burl S. Garrett (FE), Russell Todd (BTG), Wayland Buchholz (WG), Marvin Creech (WG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Ray Brasch (N), Roy Guy (P), Allen Wiedman (B), Merl Hoyle (CP)
This crew was shot down by flak on 8 September 1944. Guy was able to affect a crash landing, which all the crew survived. All the crew were captured and made POW. 466th Bomb Group collection
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Object Number - UPL 16645 - Crew #738 Roy E. Guy Crew 466th BG - 787th BS Standing Left to Right: Patrick Homentowski (TG), Melvin Demmin (R/O), Burl S. Garrett (FE),...
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Wiggingen on 9/8/44 in B-24 Silent Yokum #4250581
POW
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O 817834
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Silent Yokum
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
North Benton, OH 44449, USA | 9 August 1923 | |
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Other POW |
Barth, Germany | 20 September 1944 - 31 May 1945 | Stalag Luft I |
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Died |
Canfield, OH 44406, USA | 14 October 2007 | Husband of 1. Jean nee HASSE 2. Patricia nee DARNEY (Jones) Son of Earl C. and Ella G. Hartzell Hoyle B. 9 Aug 1923 in North Benton, Mahoning Co. OH D. 14 Oct 2007 in Canfield, Mahoning Co. OH 84y 2m 5d Burial – 18 Oct 2007 in Canfield Village Cemetery, Canfield, Mahoning Co. OH Lane Funeral Home Online obituary "There will be a Mass of Christian Burial 10 AM Thursday at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Canfield for Merl F. Hoyle, of Canfield, who passed away Sunday afternoon at his home. He was born August 9, 1923 in North Benton the only son of the late Earl C. and Ella G. Hartzell Hoyle. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Canfield, graduated from Sebring High School in 1941, and attended Muskingum College. He was a B-24 Bomber co-pilot and a German POW during WWII, then graduated from Mt. Union College in 1949. He sold construction and mining equipment for W.W. Williams Co., and Ohio Machinery Co., retiring in 1985. He was also a member of the Mt. Union Alumni Association, the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, the Civil War Round Table, the World War Two Heritage Group, AX- POW, 466th Bomb Group Assoc, Second Air Division Assoc, and 43-K Aviation Cadet Assoc. Merl was a former member of Colony Club and a former Trustee of the Villas at the Preserves. He married Jean Hasse September 16, 1950, and she passed away August 30, 1993. He leaves his second wife Patricia Darney Jones whom he married April 2, 1997; two sons: Thomas F. (Michele) Hoyle of Upper Arlington, and J. Brian Hoyle of Canfield; one sister Helen Weir of Alliance; two grandchildren: Caroline and Patrick Hoyle; six step children: Kasey Jones of Atlanta, GA, Laurie (Kevin) Best of Manlius, NY, Mark (Becky) Jones of Columbus, Eric (Deirdre) Jones of Cardington, Dr. Brian (Krista) Jones of Wadsworth, and Craig (Maura) Jones of Rochester, NY; and fourteen step grandchildren. Besides his parents and first wife, Merl is preceded in death by two sisters: Vallaise Bullis, and Ruth Phillips; one step son William Jones, and a step granddaughter Clare. Memorial contributions may be made to Forum Health at Home Hospice, 8747 Squires Lane, Warren, OH 44484, the Canfield Presbyterian Church or a charity of the donor's choice. Friends may call from 5 PM until 8 PM Wednesday at the Lane Funeral Home Canfield Chapel, where closing prayers will be recited at 9:40 AM Thursday." Note: WW II - B-24 Bomber co-pilot and a German POW |
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Buried |
Canfield, OH 44406, USA | 18 October 2007 | Canfield Village Cemetery Canfield Mahoning County Ohio, USA |
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Other Shot Down |
Wittingen, Germany | 8 September 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8611 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database