Harold M Mercier

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 27 September 1944 in B-24 #42-50324 'Eileen'.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-50324

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Eileen
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Detroit, MIchigan 28 February 1921

Died

27 September 1944

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 27 September 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

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Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124, MACR 9388, 2AD Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9388 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database