Donald Dave Merrick
Military
Rear L-R: Eugene E Hamblin, Donald E Bennett, Clement “Clem” J Dreyer, Fred J Michel, George Brassovan Jr, Jack Sorkin.
Front L-R: Carl W Coker, Ed Stapleton, James H McIlroy, Donald D Merrick.
Object Number - UPL 60235 - B-17 42-31613 'Sharon Kay' Rear L-R: Eugene E Hamblin, Donald E Bennett, Clement “Clem” J Dreyer, Fred J Michel, George Brassovan Jr, Jack...
Assigned to 325BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Belly landing in B-17 42-31613 Sharon Kay. RTD.
Shot down 29-Ma-44 in B-17 42-37877. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM, American Campaign, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group fly in formation over countryside. The aircraft, from left to right, are B-17G (NV-P, serial number 44-8354), B-17G (NV-U, serial number 42-97288) nicknamed "Flag Ship" and an unknown B-17G (NV-E) from the 325th Bomb Squadron. Image stamped on reverse: 'The R.L. Cavanagh Photo Collection' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: '48354, Little Runt. PFF.' [Caption refers to another B-17 nicknamed"Little Runt" either B-17G (NV-P, serial number 42-97515) or B-17](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379200.jpg.webp?itok=MbsLLiLg)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
1 January 1921 | Born Louiseville, Kentucky | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 May 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV |
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Died |
25 February 1948 | Died Bosque County, Texas | |
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Buried |
1 March 1948 | Interred Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5357 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database