43-37642

media-31129.jpeg UPL 31129 Orrin Merrill Crew
388th BG - 562nd BS
B-17G-65-BO #43-37642

Standing Left to Right" Frank Dykty (FE), Irwin W. Boxer (TOG), Cornelius H. Kelleher (R/O), Leonard Byster (BTG), Joseph O. Brabham (WG), Sylvio Messitti (TG)

Kneeling Left to Right: Orrin Merrill (P), Walter B. Soroe (CP), Lawrence J. Redmond (N), Jordan E. Phee (B)

Phee did not fly combat with this crew.
The photo was taken in the U.S. probably at Biggs AAF
388th Bomb Group collection

Object Number - UPL 31129 - Orrin Merrill Crew 388th BG - 562nd BS B-17G-65-BO #43-37642 Standing Left to Right" Frank Dykty (FE), Irwin W. Boxer (TOG), Cornelius H....

Delivered Pyote 6/5/44; 236 BU Pyote 15/5/44; 235 BU Biggs 19/8/44; 225 BU Rapid City 22/3/45; 4003 BU Philadelphia 29/3/45; 225 BU Rapid City 28/4/45; 2114 BU Lockbourn 19/7/45; 2137 BU Hendricks 29/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/1/46.

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Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Pyote, TX, USA 6 May 1944

Assigned

Pyote, TX, USA 15 May 1944 236th Base Unit

Assigned

Fort Bliss, TX 79906, USA 19 August 1944 235th Base Unit Biggs Army Air Field

Assigned

Rapid City, SD, USA 22 March 1945 225th Base Unit

Other

Sold For Scrap

Walnut Ridge, AR, USA 8 January 1946

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
page 232

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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