George W Mercer

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21781.jpeg UPL 21781 George W Mercer, - Muscatine, 44th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

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

Object Number - UPL 21781 - George W Mercer, - Muscatine, 44th BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA). 1 October 1943 shot down by fighters and flak in B-24D 41-23811 'Fascinatin' Witch'while on detachment to the 9th AF. Crew bailed out over Austria with 3 Killed in Action (KIA) and 7 Prisoner of War (POW)s. Mercer was temporarily assigned to the plane as a replacement for a sick crewmember.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Fascinatin Witch
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

1 October 1943

Born

Muscatine, Iowa/ Illionis

Buried

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol I p. 298, by Bishop and Hey 44th Bomb Group Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy p.123-5 , ABMC

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