Derald William Melton

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21777.jpeg UPL 21777 Derald W Melton - Council Bluffs, 384th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21777 - Derald W Melton - Council Bluffs, 384th BG, KIA

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Koblenz mission in B-17 42-107083; crashed near Prum on 27-Dec-44. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11248



Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-768191
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-680527
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and four men seated in front on large canvas bags.  Some of the men are  wearing  cold weather flying gear.  There is also some gear lying in front of the men.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-760984
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

12 December 1923 Son of William and Mabel [Sperry] Melton.

Enlisted

2 February 1943 Jefferson Barracks, Missouri

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

27 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Koblenz mission in B-17 42-107083; crashed near Prum on 27-Dec-44. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 11248

Based

27 December 1944 Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Re-Interred Walnut Hill Cemetery Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 1124;
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=m...

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 11248 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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