Mervyn L Richards
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Supplied to the museum by Fred Streif.
Object Number - UPL 6862 - Mervyn L Richards
Killed in Action (KIA) on 26 August 1944 when co-piloting B-17 "Mairzy Doats" #42-107146. The aircraft was damaged by flak and ditched the North Sea.
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mairzy Doats
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
North Sea | 26 August 1944 | |
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Born |
Teaneck, New Jersey | ||
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Born |
Denison, TX, USA | ||
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Other Memorialised |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK | Memorialised on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Combined two entries. This entry now contains information from the following source:
MACR 8465 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8465; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 319
