Merrill Andrews
MilitaryAssigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Iowa, USA | 26 April 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Fresno, CA, USA | 7 January 1943 | |
Other Assigned |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | 23 April 1945 - 20 July 1945 | Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 20 July 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD) |
Died |
Ventura County, CA, USA | 29 September 1988 | |
Oxnard, CA, USA | |||
Buried |
Ventura County, CA, USA | Ivy Lawn Memorial Park Ventura Ventura County California, USA. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list